Cantonment House Fire Ruled Arson

February 7, 2013

The Florida State Fire Marshal says arson was the cause of a morning fire that heavily damaged a Cantonment home during a downpour.

A passerby saw flames on the roof and  called 911 to report the fire in the 900 block of Muscogee Road, just east of Nowak Road,  about 9:00 Thursday morning.  The wood frame home was involved in fire when the first firefighters arrived on scene shortly after the fire was reported by a passerby. The home suffered fire, smoke and water damage throughout.

The homeowner told investigators that the home was vacant, but he was letting a vagrant stay there. That vagrant allegedly left the home unlocked, and someone else apparently entered the home and intentionally started the fire. The home suffered about $35,000 worth of damage.

There were no injuries reported.

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The Cantonment, Molino, McDavid, Beulah and Ensley stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded the blaze, along with Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Pictured: Fire damaged this home on Muscogee Road in Cantonment Thursday morning as seen in these photos taken before the first fire engine arrived on scene. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.

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One Response to “Cantonment House Fire Ruled Arson”

  1. 429SCJ on February 7th, 2013 4:14 pm

    We passed it on the way to Ed’s Shed around 10:15 this morning, as the Fire Department was departing.

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