New details behind the cause of the fire that killed singer Jill Sobule have emerged. Sobule, who was 66, was discovered in the second floor bedroom of her friend’s Minnesota home after a fire that broke out around 5.37am on May 1. The Woodbury Public Safety’s fire report states “abandoned or discarded materials or products” were contributing factors to the ignition, the New York Post reports. While the investigation into how the fire began is continuing, experts believe it may have started outside. There is now “extreme damage” to the entire home. The report states those inside the home were asleep when the fire broke out, and did not appear to be impaired by drugs or alcohol. The home was fitted with smoke detectors. Sobule’s two friends heard the alarms and fled the house, but thought the singer was with them. The new report details what firefighters were told as they arrived at the house. “Initial reports stated there was no one inside” but on the way to the fire “a dispatch update revealed there was one person still inside the home.” Firefighters were initially unable to enter due to “heavy amounts of smoke and flames coming from the front door and front windows.”
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