An arson investigation has been opened into a fire that destroyed a vacant home on a Kurtistown agricultural lot Tuesday afternoon, according to a police log.
An arson investigation has been opened into a fire that destroyed a vacant home on a Kurtistown agricultural lot Tuesday afternoon, according to a police log.
According to a written Fire Department statement, eight units responded to the 4:56 p.m. alarm with the first unit arriving on scene at 17-4437 South Road at 5:11 p.m.
Arriving firefighters found the single-story residence fully engulfed in flames. The fire was declared under control at 5:38 p.m. and extinguished at 7:33 p.m.
No one was in the 1,200-square-foot residence and no firefighters were injured battling the blaze.
Property damage was estimated at $120,000. According to county tax records, the five-acre property is owned by National Federal Mortgage Association.
The cause of the fire is undetermined and fire inspectors planned to continue investigating today.