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A house fire was reported at the intersection of Front Street and Back Street in Accomac the evening of Dec. 20. Fire crews were called back to the home for another fire at 2 a.m. The fire was ruled arson (WAVY/Lauren Compton)

accomac county arson front street

A house fire was reported at the intersection of Front Street and Back Street in Accomac the evening of Dec. 20. Fire crews were called back to the home for another fire at 2 a.m. The fire was ruled arson (WAVY/Chris Omahen)

Crews called twice to Accomac fire

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Crews called twice to home for arson

Updated: Friday, 21 Dec 2012, 12:36 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 20 Dec 2012, 10:42 PM EST

ACCOMAC, Va. (WAVY) - A residential structure fire was reported at the intersection of Front Street and Back Street in Accomac Thursday evening.

According to dispatchers, the call came in at approximately 9:40 p.m.

State Police spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Anaya confirmed the fire was ruled arson and she says it is consistent with the string of other arson cases in the County.

At 2:23 a.m. on Friday, firefighters were called back to the same residence that burned the night before.  Dispatchers told WAVY.com the fire was fully involved again. Crews cleared the scene a few hours later.

The residence was unoccupied, according to Sgt. Anaya.

State police and deputies will release new information about the string of Eastern Shore arson cases Friday afternoon.

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