Fire rips through vacant Windsor house

The second story of a vacant house has been destroyed following an overnight fire in west Windsor.

Firefighters were called out to 859 Assumption Street just before 3:00 a.m. Friday.

Officials say the blaze started on the back porch exterior. Damage is estimated at $70,000.

Flames were consuming more than half the house when crews arrived and the fire broke through the roof.

Windsor Disposal Service crews arrived later Friday to demolish the existing building.

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  Crews battle a house fire on Assumption Street in Windsor, Ont., on Friday, May 17, 2013. (Courtesy Heather Greene)

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  City crews were called in to demolish a vacant house at 859 Assumption after a fire in Windsor, Ont., on Friday, May 17, 2013. (Christie Bezaire / CTV Windsor)