doesn't appear revelant: (this was the former location of the Pasta Jay's restaurant):

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CAUSE OF FIRE REMAINS UNKNOWN
FIRE AND POLICE OFFICIALS DISAGREE ON WHETHER SHONKWILER`S HOME WAS DESTROYED BY ARSON

Tuesday, May 12, 1998
Section: LOCAL NEWS
Edition: FIRST
Page: 1C
By Matt Sebastian Camera Staff Writer

More than a week after an early morning blaze destroyed a nearly completed home, investigators still aren`t sure what sparked the fire, although a police detective said it doesn`t appear to be arson.

Firefighters spent nearly six hours putting out the May 1 fire that gutted developer Robert Shonkwiler`s 10,000-square-foot North Boulder home, which was 75 percent complete.

"It`s not arson, or at least it doesn`t appear to be," Boulder police Detective Rick Guzman said Monday.
But Boulder Fire Marshal Adrian Hise said it may be too soon to say that.

"There were a number of samples and pieces of evidence sent in for some engineering review to try and determine whether they might have been a factor," Hise said.

Neither the fire`s cause nor its point of origin has been determined, the fire marshal said.

Hise said late last week his department submitted pieces of electrical wiring and parts of appliances to a private company for analysis.

"To my knowledge, we have not gotten any of that back yet," Hise said. "At this point, we`re still waiting."

The nearly finished home, at 3015 Third St., was worth between $750,000 and $1 million.

The fire department`s investigation has proceeded slowly because of the instability of the rubble. A crane was used last week to lift fallen roof beams and other debris, allowing investigators access to the destroyed home.

Shonkwiler`s name can be seen on several downtown Boulder buildings. His most notable recent projects in Boulder include the 929 Pearl St. building at the former Pasta Jay`s restaurant site and a 12,000-square-foot office and retail building at 1327 Spruce St.