Lind Fire responds to possible arson call

The Lind Fire Department responded to a house engulfed in flames at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Lind Fire Chief Kevin Starring reported the vacant house had flames coming out of the second story by the time fire crews arrived on scene.

The department emptied the fire station, bringing brush trucks and city trucks to the scene to monitor the blaze.

Due to the progress of the fire by the time of arrival, and because of the knowledge the house was vacant, the crews allowed the flames to consume the roof of the house. The building eventually collapsed and crews contained the blaze.

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