BEAUMONT - Investigators tell KFDM a fire that destroyed three homes in Beaumont is now under control.
The fire started Thursday night in a home in the 1100 block of Center Street in Old Town and spread to two other structures as well as a car.
Captain Earl White told KFDM News the fire appears to be a case of arson of a vacant home. Witnesses report two people running from the vacant home shortly after the fire broke out.
There are no reports of injuries.
Fire in Old Town Beaumont believed to be arson
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