A suspicious house fire in Berryville last week is under investigation by the Berryville Police Department.
According to Capt. Alan Hulse of the Berryville Fire Department, a local resident called 911 to report a fire at 1207 Kristy Ave. at approximately 4:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22.
“A neighbor happened to look out and see it,” said Hulse, who was the first firefighter on the scene, adding that the fire had spread throughout the single-story residence by the time he arrived.
“It was fully engulfed when I got there,” Hulse said. “Flames were already coming through the roof and everything else.”
Firefighters responded with a pumper, a tanker and a squad truck and had the fire under control fairly quickly, Hulse said.
“We were there for approximately two hours,” Hulse said. “We did a pretty good job. It was pretty well involved when we got there, so I was glad we got it down and out as fast as we did.”