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Investigating an early Friday morning blaze at a vacant house, Springfield fire officers say they found accelerant pour patterns indicating the fire was intentional.
Fire Marshal Phil Noah said the department got the call at 3:30 a.m., and five fire trucks reached 3103 W. High St. within minutes.
“There was extensive fire showing from outside one side of the house,” Noah said. The blaze was extinguished within 20 minutes, and fire crews departed by 4:15 a.m.
The department’s information officer Cara Erwin said the fire was labeled as “incendiary,” meaning intentionally set. No arrests have been made.
Fire Marshal Mark Epps reported the home was owned by a local steel company and had no utility service to it, but was being used by homeless people. Epps indicated there were accelerant pour patterns from the home’s hallway into the back bedroom. The house, valued at $15,000, was a total loss and needs to be torn down, Epps reported.
No one was injured in the blaze, and there were no witnesses or suspects, according to Epps.
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