Local firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire Tuesday evening in Central Lubbock.
The fire occurred in the 200 block of 42nd Street around 9:30 p.m.
Fire crews arrived on the scene to find a home on fire. Smoke from the fire could be seen several blocks away.
Firefighters quickly put out the fire but the home suffered significant fire damage.
There were no injuries reported and the home appeared to be vacant at the time of the fire.
The Lubbock Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled the fire as accidental. Investigators said it appeared someone was squatting in the home and accidentally caught it on fire.
The Fire Marshall’s Office asks anyone with information related to this fire to please contact the Fire Marshall’s Office at (806)775-2646 or Crime Line at (806)741-1000.
