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Flames shoot from a second story window of a condemned house Tuesday night at 9 Oxford St. in Mexico. State officials are investigating the cause. After owner Norman "Bo" Thompson failed to clean up the property, the Select Board voted last September to demolish it. (Courtesy of Mexico Fire Department)

State fire investigators are trying to identify a person seen walking on the road Tuesday near a vacant, condemned house at 9 Oxford St. in Mexico that was heavily damaged by fire.

The individual, investigators say, may have information about the fire, which was reported just before 7:30 p.m.

State fire investigators are trying to identify an individual seen walking down a road near a fire Tuesday night that occurred at a vacant, condemned house at 9 Oxford St. in Mexico. The fire has been classified as incendiary. (Courtesy photo)

The Office of State Fire Marshal has classified the fire as incendiary, according to a release from Shannon Moss, spokeswoman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

The National Fire Protection Association defines an incendiary fire as a fire intentionally ignited in an area or under circumstances where and when there should not be a fire, according to online sources.

Mexico fire Lt. Jamee Theriault said Wednesday there was no electricity or other utilities at the boarded-up house that the town was set to tear down.

State fire investigators are trying to identify an individual seen walking on the road near a house that caught fire Tuesday night just before 7:30 p.m. at 9 Oxford St. in Mexico. The image was captured by a surveillance security camera. (Courtesy photo)

About 20 firefighters from Mexico and Rumford departments responded to the blaze Tuesday night. No injuries were reported.

Investigators are asking nearby residents and businesses to check their security or surveillance cameras for any activity that could be relevant.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Office of State Fire Marshal at 207-624-7076. The investigation remains ongoing.  Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

Donna M. Perry is a general assignment reporter who has lived in Livermore Falls for 30 years and has worked for the Sun Journal for 20 years. Before that she was a correspondent for the Livermore Falls...