The Tribune

By PAVEL BAILEY 

Tribune Staff Reporter 

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

FIRE officials are investigating a blaze that tore through an abandoned building on Ivanhoe Road near the Salvation Army on Saturday night — marking the second reported fire at the property in recent weeks.

Superintendent Demeris Armbrister, head of the Fire Services Department, told The Tribune on Sunday that the derelict structure, believed to be frequented by vagrants, sustained extensive damage in the fire.

He said the cause of the blaze remains unknown but confirmed that the building had been previously occupied by homeless individuals. No injuries were reported, as the structure was unoccupied at the time.

Three fire trucks responded to the scene after flames were seen shooting over the roof of a nearby yellow building, according to an eyewitness.

Police did not issue a public report on the incident on Saturday, but investigations are ongoing.

Supt Armbrister said this was the second time firefighters were called to the same site in recent weeks. Authorities have not confirmed who owns the property.