Friday-morning fire in Yorks destroys wooden house without electricity service

A fire in Yorks early Friday morning, October 6, destroyed an
abandoned dwelling, and the Fire Department and Police are now
investigating.
 
A report of the incident was also made to the Criminal Investigations
Department (CID) by officers from the St. John’s Fire Station.
 
Reports are that a tender was dispatched to the scene after a call
was placed by a Yorks resident, who notified firefighters about the
inferno.
 
On arrival, the firemen met a 38’ x 18,’ all-wood, abandoned
structure in flames. And although they fought to put out the blaze,
the house could not be saved.
 
There are no reports of personal injuries, and the owner, Sunfire
Pelle of Yorks, told Police that he last visited the abandoned
structure at 6 p.m. on October 5.
 
The property reportedly was not covered by insurance and there
were no utilities attached – which could mean that the house had
been deliberately set alight.
 
The fire reportedly started at about 1:30 a.m.