Police Investigate Suspicious House Fire in Centralia

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The Centralia Police Department and the Riverside Fire Authority are investigating a suspicious fire at an abandoned house in the 1800 block of North Pearl Street that occurred on Saturday.

At 9:17 p.m. on Saturday, fire crews responded to a report of a fire in the 1800 block of North Pearl Street.

A witness reportedly saw a vehicle and people entering the vacant home moments before hearing a boom and seeing flames inside the home.

Fire crews found about 70 percent of the first floor was on fire. Flames were breaking through the roof when crews arrived, Chief Mike Kytta of the RFA told The Chronicle at the scene of the fire.

No injuries were reported.