Fire at South Tacoma home 'suspicious'

TACOMA, Wash. — Firefighters say a blaze at a Tacoma home they are calling suspicious may have been caused by squatters.

The fire near 36th Street and East Roosevelt Avenue was called out at about 2:42 a.m. Monday when neighbors called 911.

At one point, flames were shooting through the home’s roof.

No one was seen inside.

Firefighters say they responded to a fire at the same house in November, when the house was boarded up.

Fire crews say Monday morning’s fire gutted the home.

No injuries were reported.

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