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Parkersburg firefighters clean up at the scene of a fire in a vacant house at 14th and Ramsey streets Wednesday afternoon. It was the 29th vacant house to burn in the city this year. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
PARKERSBURG A fire was set Wednesday in a vacant house the Urban Renewal Authority voted the night before to acquire by eminent domain, Parkersburg Fire Chief Jason Matthews said.
Firefighters were called to 1300 14th St. at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday. They arrived three minutes later and had the fire under control within 10 minutes, Matthews said.
The fire was the 29th this year at a vacant structure in the city. Some have been attributed to accidents resulting from cooking or heating fires started by people taking shelter inside, but the burn pattern on Wednesday indicated some type of accelerant was used to set the fire, Matthews said. Samples were taken to determine if that was the case.