VIDEO: A house in Myrtle Grove caught fire Thursday morning for the third time this year.
Crews were called out to the property on 48th Avenue around 6 a.m., finding flames going through the roof. Escambia County says no one was injured. According to Code Enforcement, the home has had outstanding violations going back to 2021.
After the county spent more than a thousand dollars to clean up the property, remaining structural issues led to a daily $40 fine. That's been accruing since June of 2021 -- now totaling around $42,000.
Documents show those violations include trash and debris accumulation. "They've been burning fires for the whole time they've been here, four years," a neighbor said. "They burn trash every day. Every day they burn trash."