Hearth destroys deserted dwelling in Longview

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) – A fireplace destroyed an deserted dwelling in Longview Monday morning.

The decision got here in at 3:21 a.m. from the 2100 block of E. Marshall Ave. Longview firefighters arrived to seek out a big unoccupied dwelling with fireplace displaying on three sides. Firefighters needed to get tools to knock down the house to get to scorching spots as a result of it was too harmful to enter the construction.

The Longview Hearth Division stated it took hours to get the fireplace fully out, however they stopped the fireplace from spreading.

The reason for the fireplace is underneath investigation.

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