A joint arson task force is investigating a fire that apparently was set at a vacant house this morning.
The fire was reported at 4:14 a.m. at 2417 Markle Ave., near the intersection of Kauffman Avenue and West Fourth Plain Boulevard.
The one-story, wood-framed house was vacant and had a “For Sale” sign in front.
An investigator described the blaze as “purposefully set,” said Capt. David James, a spokesman for the Vancouver Fire Department.
Members of the area’s joint arson task force are investigating the fire.
An estimate of damage was not immediately available.
