Investigators rule cause of fire 'undetermined'

GOOD HOPE - A fire at an historic building in Walton County has been ruled as undetermined, investigators said. <br> <br> Authorities deemed the fire at the Casulon Plantation ``suspicious&#39;&#39; shortly after the building burned to the ground two weeks ago. <br> <br> Col. Jimmy Lomax, with the Walton County Sheriff&#39;s Department, said it&#39;s possible the fire could have resulted from an electrical malfunction but there&#39;s no way to prove that. <br> <br> ``We couldn&#39;t swear this took place, but we could find nothing to prove that someone set the fire,&#39;&#39; he said. ``Anytime something happens in a deserted area, with a historical structure, it&#39;s kind of suspicious.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Steve Akery, battalion chief for the Walton County Fire Department, said he believes the fire was not intentionally set. <br> <br> ``It had all the appearances of being an accidental,&#39;&#39; he said. ``There was a tremendous amount of wiring, that was probably added onto over the years.&#39;&#39;

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