BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – A fire in a vacant home early Tuesday morning in the 200 block of Post Avenue is being called suspicious by Battle Creek fire investigators.
Firefighters were called at about 4:10 a.m.. It took them a few minutes to get the flames under control.
The fire was contained to the outside of the ground floor. The home was vacant following a fire last year.
No injuries were reported. Officials say the fire started on the exterior of the structure and is suspicious.
Damage was estimated at $8,000.
The cause remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 269-966-3519.
This was the same home where 34-year-old Joseph Soule and 31-year-old Jaclyn Lepird lived. They were killed on October 7th and their landlord, 53-year-old Chad Reed, confessed to the murders, turned himself in, and told police that he hid their bodies.
This also marks the second time the house has caught fire, having first been the scene of one last October.
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