Firefighters Believe Blaze was a Result of Arson

Barrow County Emergency Services personnel believe a house fire Wednesday was set intentionally.

Just before 7:30 p.m., communication officers received a 911 call reporting a house fire in the 800 block of Kendall Park Drive. Ladder 7 and Med 7 responded.

“Upon arrival firefighters found the resident had been able to extinguish the fire using a fire extinguisher,” said Lt. Scott Dakin, spokesman for BCES. “A small area of the vinyl siding on the outside of the home was damaged as a result of the fire.”

Due to the location of the fire, the fire investigation unit responded to conduct an origin and cause investigation. The fire was determined to have been the result of an intentional human act. The case has been turned over to the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office's Criminal Investigations Division.