Vacant home burns in Dexter overnight

DEXTER -- A vacant home burned late Sunday evening in Dexter.

The home, located at 909 N. Sassafras, was vacant at the time of the fire.

Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore said a neighbor reported the fire at 10:09 p.m. Sunday night.

Firefighters remained on the scene for two hours before returning to the station. They were called back to the scene later in the night for a flare up.

The house was surrounded by brush and at least one home sits in close proximity, so the main goal for firefighters was to contain the fire to keep it from spreading to neighboring homes.

Seymore said the property is a total loss.

While the exact cause of the fire is undetermined, it is believed to have started in an area of trash in the home's back yard.

The house had no utilities in place at the time of the fire.

The property is owned by Vern Hampton of Dexter.