ASHEVILLE, N.C. —

Detectives have charged a man in connection with a fire at a mobile home in Asheville, North Carolina.

Around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, the Asheville Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Park Lane Avenue. Latest Forecast

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When firefighters arrived, they discovered a mobile home engulfed in flames, which destroyed the entire structure.

Officials said no one was inside the home at the time, and no injuries were reported.

Upon further investigation, fire investigators determined the cause of the fire was “human-made."

Following the joint investigation with the fire department, detectives with the Asheville Police Department charged 27-year-old Jacob Shelly Porter with second-degree arson and burning personal

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