Vacant home, near 45th & Center St, Salem, Marion County Fire Dept.

Old house vacant house goes up in flames

Was told by nearby neighbors this home has been vacant for some time. Unknown cause to this fire. Three or four Marion County Fire Dept. District one fire trucks, a couple of ambulances, several Marion County Sheriff's. No injuries at the time I took these photos. Excellent job Marion County Fire Dist. No. 1 and Marion County Sheriff's Dept!

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viewer says ... on Saturday, May 16 at 7:50 PM

Probably set on fire by homeless bums cooking food or drugs. truly a shame when this happens and it happens far too often. No regard for other people's property or the danger they put emergency responders in because of their selfishness.

mymunchkins3 says ... on Friday, May 15 at 5:52 PM

It wasn't a training. It was a real emergency call. I live near the fire station and saw all the fire trucks and the ambulances go to the call.

MyMunchkins3 says ... on Friday, May 15 at 5:49 PM

It wasn't a training. It was a real call.

BJDorr says ... on Thursday, May 14 at 9:37 PM

Sounds like a lot of emergency responders to be a firefighting training. Sometimes fire departments use abandoned vacant homes for firefighting training. I doubt this one, however.

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