At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, Joseph City Fire District responded to a residential fire in the 4400 block of 4th North Avenue. The residents of the home, Kovacsics and Tawnya Kinlicheenie, along with their four children, were not in the home when the fire began, but when Kovacsics went home for lunch he reportedly found the home filling with smoke and called the JCFD. The cause of the fire, which reportedly originated in the basement of the home, is under investigation. Also responding for assistance was the Holbrook Volunteer Fire Department, Holbrook EMS and the Winslow Fire Department. The residence, and the family’s belongings, were consumed by the blaze.
