Abandoned building on fire in Marina

UPDATE: Central Coast fire agencies responded to reports of a structure fire off of Walker Street on Thursday night.

When they arrived, they discovered the building was abandoned for years but had evidence someone was living inside the building.

Marina’s Fire Division Chief says whoever was in the building or had started the fire was not around when crews got to the scene.

Firefighters on scene say they decided to allow the building to burn down because it was a building which was vacated for so long that it would be dangerous for crews to enter and try and put out the fire.

Crews believe the fire was started because of a warming fire as it’s common for that area to have those type of fires, especially late at night.

As of 7 a.m. Friday morning, the fire just about out with white smoke filling the air above it.

ORIGINAL STORY: Fire Crews in Marina are on scene at a abandoned building fire. Crews say they got a call about an empty duplex on fire around 11:30 p.m. off of Walker Street.

As of right now fire crews crews believe it was started by transients. They say they found burned clothing and evidence that someone was living in the building. Marina Fire says they did a check of the area and found no one hurt.

They will follow policy and let the building burn until the fire is out. The abandoned building is made up off tar and gravel and will take about three hours to burn out, according to Marina Fire.

This is a developing story. Check back later for updates. We will be follwoing the story all morning on Wake Up from 5 to 7 a.m.