{"id":374921,"date":"2026-06-25T21:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/374921\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:29:00","slug":"video-fresno-arson-fire-destroys-vacant-home-damages-neighboring-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/374921\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Fresno Arson Fire Destroys Vacant Home, Damages Neighboring House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A vacant home under construction following a previous fire was destroyed in a blaze late Wednesday night that investigators have determined was intentionally set, according to the Fresno Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters were called just before 8:20 p.m. to the 2300 block of S. Lily Ave. after multiple reports of a house fire. Crews arrived to find the structure fully involved, with flames spreading to a neighboring residence.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters worked to contain the blaze while also protecting the adjacent home, preventing further spread. A total of 30 firefighters responded, including assistance from Fresno County Fire.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the incident, overhead power lines fell onto a metal chain-link fence, creating a hazard for crews until the Pacific Gas and Electric Company de-energized the lines.<\/p>\n<p>The original structure was declared a total loss. The neighboring residence sustained minor damage, and two residents were temporarily displaced. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>Got a Tip?<\/p>\n<p>Fire officials said the cause of the fire has been determined to be arson. Anyone with information is asked to contact Fresno Fire Investigators at (559) 621-2776.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Connect with\u00a0\u00a0on social media. Got a tip? Send an\u00a0.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A vacant home under construction following a previous fire was destroyed in a blaze late Wednesday night that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374922,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-374921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}