UPDATE 6-17: The Memphis Fire Department has ruled the fire arson. The house, which was vacant at the time, received an estimated $245,000 in damage.

No one was injured.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Fire Department is working to extinguish a house fire in Midtown on Monday morning.

The fire broke out at the home on McLean just before 5:30 a.m., according to the Memphis Police Department.

  • Photo by WREG
  • Photo by WREG

The house, which had been converted into commercial space in recent years, had been vacant since a developer announced plans for the site.