Springfield house fire suspicious, second there in 7 hours

[Lunican]

Springfield house fire suspicious, second there in 7 hours

By JIM SCHOETTLER
The Times-Union

A fire that destroyed a vacant two-story home in Springfield this morning may have been deliberately set, fire officials said.

The blaze in the 200 block of East Third Street was the second in the two-story wood frame home in seven hours, said Lt. Mike Peery, a fire department spokesman. He said both fires were suspicious. Peery said the first fire was reported about 1 a.m. A neighbor said that blaze occurred in the home’s second floor and was quickly extinguished. Firefighters got the second call about 8 a.m. and found the home engulfed in flames when they arrived.

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[jbm32206]

Yeah, I was just by there again...it's now go the condemned sign on it. Also heard through the grapevine, that it's suspected that someone used something to start it inside the first floor window...it's a real loss.

[fsujax]

2 blocks down from me.  What a loss, that could have been a beautiful home, if someone had cared enough to restore it. Now it's loss.