Fire causes heavy damage to empty King Street house

Regina Fire and Protective Services says no one was living at a home that was the scene of a fire early Thursday morning.

Crews were called to the 1200 block of King Street around 5:50 a.m. Fire caused heavy damage to the empty house.

As of 10 a.m. Thursday, crews were still waiting to do a final sweep to make sure no one was inside at the time of the fire. A tweet says neighbours were evacuated as a precaution.

Vacant house fire 0550 this morning. Defensive Ops with neighbors evacuated. Cause under investigation. #RFPS pic.twitter.com/JxsyC6r6OA

— Regina Fire (@Regina_Fire) March 17, 2016