An electrical fire in a Southwest Roanoke house owned by neo-Nazi William A. White caused $15,000 in damage early Tuesday, a fire department spokeswoman said. No one was hurt.
The white, two-story house in the 800 block of Campbell Avenue was being renovated and was unoccupied. Firefighters arrived about 12:11 a.m. and found thick smoke spewing from the front and side of the house, department spokeswoman Tiffany Bradbury said.
Firefighters found no one inside. The blaze was out in about a half-hour.
The fire started in the basement above the electrical panel, Bradbury said.
The house is owned by White Homes and Land LLC, a company run by White, the racist activist serving a 2 ½-year prison sentence for making racially charged threats. White filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008.
roanoke.com
