LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – The Bardstown Fire Department is investigating an arson case after a house being built by Brooks Houck goes up in flames.
Fire chief Billy Mattingly told WHAS11 News they received a call about the fire on Wheeling Avenue around 10 p.m. Sunday.
The house just consisted of a frame with no electric or gas running to it,
Because of that, Mattingly says the believe the fire was intentionally set.
Houck is the ex-boyfriend Crystal Rogers and was previously named a suspect in her disappearance.
Mattingly says Houck is not a suspect in this arson case, saying he had nothing to gain from the fire.
Mattingly believes disgruntled employees may be to blame.
A home adjacent to the property was also damaged.
That family was able to escape, and no one was hurt.
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