Update: Vacant Jacksonville home destroyed by fireworks
Firefighters responded Tuesday night to a house fire on Jacksonville's Southside.
The fire happened just after 9:30 p.m. at a vacant home near Morton Street and St. Augustine Road.
The owner of the home told Action News Jax that fireworks got into the building through a window.
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No injuries have been reported as a result of the fire.
Homeowner tells me fireworks started a fire and destroyed this vacant building on the southside. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/9p8gjISoHw
— Amber Krycka (@AmberANjax) July 5, 2017
YIKES: firecrackers destroyed this building. Thankfully no one lives here. But just another REMINDER to be careful! pic.twitter.com/gykCpPusDX
— Amber Krycka (@AmberANjax) July 5, 2017
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