Authorities are investigating a structure fire that spread to nearby vegetation in northeast Morgan Hill early in the morning Oct. 14.
Firefighters responded to the blaze 2:27 a.m. on East Main Avenue near the intersection of Hill Road, according to Morgan Hill Fire Marshal Dwight Good. A vacant home was “fully involved” in flames by the time firefighters arrived.
The flames also charred some trees, grass and other vegetation surrounding the building.
The fire is “under investigation, but we think it started at or in the structure,” Good said.
Electricity breaker switches and the gas valve to the property were turned off before the fire department arrived, and there were “no appliances, furniture (or) garbage” inside the burning structure, Good said.
Overhead power lines leading to the property were down after crews extinguished the blaze and left the scene. Good said PG&E cut the wires during the firefighting effort. The downed power lines were “not the cause” of the fire, he noted.
A previous fire occurred on the same property Aug. 19, when a barn just west of the vacant home burned, Good said.
