Fire at vacant Yakima home considered "suspicious"

  • Source: Yakima Herald-Republic
  • Published: 11/28/2017 06:10 PM

Firefighters are calling a fire that broke out Tuesday morning at a vacant home "suspicious." The fire was reported around 8:30 a.m. at 705 S. 16th Ave. On arrival they found a fire at the rear of the house which had extended into the building's floor joists, according to a news release from the Yakima Fire Department. The fire was quickly knocked down, but not before causing an estimated $30,000 in damage to the home, according to the release. Firefighters said the house had been boarded up before the fire, and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.



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