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NORTH WEBSTER - A fire at a vacant house on Barbee Lake is under investigation by fire and police officials.
North Webster firefighters were called to the scene of the 10:52 p.m. fire at 3623 N. Barbee Road, where the the unoccupied house was found engulfed in flames.
No injuries were reported and damage to the structure is estimated at $35,000. A cause for the fire has yet to be determined and the North Webster Fire Department is being assisted by Squad 70, the county's fire investigation team, and the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department in establishing the origin of the fire.
Pierceton and Leesburg fire departments fully assisted at the scene of the fire and Syracuse Fire Department was on standby for North Webster. There were 40 firemen on the scene.
