Update: Firefighters Identify Cause of Tuesday Morning House Fire
By: Kristin Anderson
Updated: November 14, 2012
11/14/12 Update
Investigators have determined that the Tuesday morning fire at South 5 and Vine was started by a space heater.
No one was living there, but the house was full of personal belongings and someone had left a space heater running too close to furniture.
Firemen say it looks like the fire damaged the house beyond repair.
11/13/12 Original Story
Fire damaged a vacant house in south Abilene this morning.
The firemen rushed out to the house at South Fifth and Meander about 5:30 Tuesday morning.
There was a lot of smoke from the blaze, but no one living there, though the home was full of personal belongings.
Firefighters stayed at the scene for a couple of hours to put the fire out and make sure that it wouldn't start again. Investigators are looking for the cause.
Investigators have determined that the Tuesday morning fire at South 5 and Vine was started by a space heater.
No one was living there, but the house was full of personal belongings and someone had left a space heater running too close to furniture.
Firemen say it looks like the fire damaged the house beyond repair.
11/13/12 Original Story
Fire damaged a vacant house in south Abilene this morning.
The firemen rushed out to the house at South Fifth and Meander about 5:30 Tuesday morning.
There was a lot of smoke from the blaze, but no one living there, though the home was full of personal belongings.
Firefighters stayed at the scene for a couple of hours to put the fire out and make sure that it wouldn't start again. Investigators are looking for the cause.
