Fire officials in Hartford are investigating the city's second case of arson in 24 hours.
According to a spokesperson for the fire department, someone set fire to a boarded-up home on Cleveland Avenue in the city's North End on Thursday afternoon.
No one was inside and no one was hurt, but it took 50 firefighters to control the flames, which were heaviest on the home's back porches, according to the fire department.
NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan said smoke from the blaze on Cleveland Avenue was picked up on radar at 5,000 feet.
Officials said Thursday evening that the city fire marshal determined the cause to be arson.
It's the city's second case of arson in two days. A two-alarm fire on Sigourney Street that sent a mother, infant and blind man to the hospital Wednesday night has also been deemed arson.
Hartford police said at this point, it doesen't appear the two cases are connected.
