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Cause of fatal Terminal Building fire will remain undetermined

Final investigation report details what happened the night of the Fairhaven fire

The Terminal Building burned in a fire is taped off from the public.
The Terminal Building burned in a fire late on Dec. 16, 2023. An investigation report revealed the cause of the fire will not be determined. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
By Annie Todd Criminal Justice/Enterprise Reporter
The cause of a fire that killed a 39-year-old cafe owner and destroyed Fairhaven's Terminal Building in mid-December will remain undetermined, according to a Bellingham Fire Department investigation report obtained by Cascadia Daily News Thursday, April 18. Fire investigators found the origin of the fire to be between the server's area and kitchen appliance line at the Harris Avenue Cafe, but could not determine exactly how the Dec. 16, 2023, fire started because of the extent of the damage,

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