ASHAR FIRE UPDATE

RAMAPO - An electrical malfunction ignited the fire that destroyed a lunchroom and auditorium at an Orthodox Jewish day school earlier this month, Ramapo police said today.

A short among the wiring near the auditorium stage caused the fire Feb. 13 at the Adolph Schreiber Hebrew Academy at 70 Highview Ave.

The cause was determined following a joint investigation by the Ramapo police, the Sheriff's Department Bureau of Criminal Investigation's arson unit and investigators with Church Mutual Insurance.
(JN)