Police are looking into the circumstances surrounding a house fire that occurred last week in Hoquiam.

The fire, which occurred on Thursday off of Laurel Street, is being investigated due to some of the circumstances surrounding the fire, said Lt. Brian Dayton of the Hoquiam Police Department — the house was unoccupied, and power to the house was off at the time of the fire.

“During the course of investigation, information was obtained that caused us to investigate deeper into the cause of the fire,” said Hoquiam Fire Chief Matt Miller in an interview.

The police department isn’t releasing any more details at this time due to the ongoing investigation, Dayton said, but officers hope to have more information to release to the public by the end of the week.

Contact reporter Michael S. Lockett at 757-621-1197 or mlockett@thedailyworld.com.