Representatives from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said Monday that a fire in a vacant single-family home in the McLean-Falls Church area was intentionally set and is under investigation.
The Fairfax fire department said in a statement that fire department units from both Fairfax and Arlington counties responded to the house fire Saturday at approximately 2:20 a.m. The single-family home is located at 2142 Haycock Road at the corner of Haycock and Westmoreland and across the street from Haycock Elementary School.
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Firefighters reported light smoke coming from the top floor of the two-story home. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. There were no injuries.
Damage is estimated at $25,000. The house is for sale and the fire department has put up large signs that say "arson" on the for sale sign and on the house.
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Neighbors report that the house in this location burned to the ground two years ago.
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