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LAYTON — A Layton family on vacation in Washington state will return to find their home destroyed by fire.
Investigators say the Monday blaze is suspicious and they are looking for the homeowners’ son, David Kenny to question him.
Investigators say David Kenny was the last person seen at the house before the fire started. They later referred to him as a person of interest, but said he was not a suspect.
The house belongs to Dave and Kristie Kenny. The homeowners had been on vacation in Kennewick, Wash., since last Thursday. They've lived in that house for the past 10 years.
Nick Kenny, another son of the owners, said that the parents had kicked David Kenny out of the home a few weeks ago.
He also said that he does not think his brother would intentionally set a house fire.
Officials say the damage to the home totals over $200,000.
The fire started around 8 a.m. Monday at 867 W. 2175 North. When fire crews arrived, the house was fully engulfed.
“The window on the west side just blew out, and the flames just blew out of the window,” said neighbor Kevin French, who was in his backyard. “I ran in the house and yelled to her, there’s a fire, not here, call 911.”
At about the same time, Scott Harper with the Davis County Sheriff's Office was just half a mile away when he spotted smoke coming from the neighborhood. “We arrived on scene. We attempted to boot the front door, but it was too hot for us to enter that way,” he said.
“There was also a home to the west that was threatened, so they initiated an attack on the main house to protected the house to the west,” Layton Fire Battalion Chief Jared Sholly said.
People in the home west of the fire were evacuated.
Crews were able to contain the fire, but not before it damaged all three levels of the home. The house was considered a total loss. The neighbors' house suffered external damages.
Two dogs inside the home made it out OK. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Story by Nkoyo Iyamba and [Sandra Yi](<mailto: syi@ksl.com>) with contributions from the ksl.com news team.
