BRIER — Investigators have determined a fire that broke out at an abandoned house in Brier Sunday was arson.
Neighbors called 911 at 5:48 p.m. to report smoke coming from a house in the 23700 block of 29th Ave. W. The house has been vacant since it was heavily damaged by a fire in March 2009
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Smoke was coming from the eaves of the boarded-up house when firefighters arrived.
“They forced the front door and quickly extinguished a fire in the garage,” said Leslie Hynes, spokeswoman for Snohomish County Fire District 1.
Firefighters from Fire District 1 and Lynnwood responded to the fire. There were no injuries.
The house contained debris from the 2009 fire, which caused more than $350,000 damage and displaced a family of six.
Neighbors told firefighters they heard a noise that sounded like wood cracking and saw two boys walking quickly away from the house shortly before the fire.
Fire District 1 and Brier Police Department are investigating the fire as arson.
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