Firefighters Respond to House Fire in West Fresno

By KSEE News

February 7, 2013 Updated Feb 7, 2013 at 8:18 PM PDT

Firefighters responded to a house fire in west Fresno Thursday afternoon.

Fire officials say a man in the home claims "someone" lit his recliner chair on fire at a home on Brawley south of Shields. He escaped the flames and was not hurt.

The house is is total loss, estimated at $100,000.

Officials say several fires have been set in the area recently, but the causes have been undetermined.

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