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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Investigators have determined that a fire that ravaged a residence on Marlboro Avenue was intentionally set.</p><p>City fire inspector Capt. Robert Suchoski of the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department said it was determined that the fire was started on a porch in the rear of the double-block home of 54 and 54&#189; Marlboro Ave. Suchoski could not comment on how the fire was started, as the matter is still under investigation.</p><p>Suchoski said his findings have been passed along to the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, and that the detective division is following up on the investigation.</p><p>Crews were dispatched to 54 and 54&#189; Marlboro Ave. just before 2 p.m. on Nov. 15 for a reported structure fire. Crews arrived to find heavy fire in the rear of the residence. Heavy smoke filled the neighborhood as firefighters doused the rear of the building with water.</p><p>Chief Jay Delaney said at the time of the fire that fire started in the rear of the residence and &#8220;spread rapidly&#8221; throughout the rest of the structure. Delaney added that part of the floor was burned out due to the intensity of the blaze. An interior search was conducted when firefighters first arrived, but Delaney said that nobody was found.</p><p>No injuries were reported.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Heavy smoke filled the air while firefighters battled a fire on Marolbough Street in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_Firefolo.jpg</photo0><caption0>Heavy smoke filled the air while firefighters battled a fire on Marolbough Street in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Travis Kellar</p><p>tkellar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Investigators determine fire at residence on Marlboro Avenue was intentionally set