Electrical fire destroys East Side home

YOUNGSTOWN

An electrical problem at a house at 456 Sunshine Ave. caused a fire, destroying the home, firefighters said.

A 61-year-old woman was about to take a nap around 11 a.m. today when she noticed a computer in her son’s bedroom was on fire, firefighters said.

She was the only person in the house when the fire started and escaped without injury.

The East Side house is a complete loss, with the estimated damage cost of the structure and its contents between $35,000 and $40,000, firefighters said.

There was no smoke detector in the house, firefighters said.