Fire Destroys Home Where Boys Went Missing

Valley Fire Department firefighters responded to the call around 6 a.m. today.

 

Assistant Chief Jamie Dean says when firefighters arrived, the homeowner told them to let the house burn.

 

Dean says the house is a total loss and calls the fire suspicious.

 

The state fire marshal's office has been called in to investigate.

 

The boys, 15-year-old Daniel Tucker and his brother 9-year-old Jeremiah Austin, ran away from home because of what the Mason County sheriff called a "rough situation" on Tuesday.

 

They were found safe that same afternoon and are now staying with relatives.