Downtown Evansville House Fire Declared Arson
By: web producerr
Updated: October 20, 2012
Evansville Police say Friday night's house fire in downtown Evansville has been ruled arson.
Firefighters were called to the home in the 1000 block of Cherry Street around 7 p.m. Friday.
Crews say even as heavy smoke and flames filled the abandoned home, they were able to put the fire out in 30 minutes.
Neighbors say a homeless man was allegedly staying inside the house.

