Fire broke out in an empty house in the 800 block of Short Street in Saanich Sunday morning.
No one was injured, the Saanich Fire Department said.
The blaze was reported at 5:27 a.m. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke and flames were coming from what the department described as an abandoned residence.
They found the area where the fire originated and extinguished it right away.
An investigation is underway to learn the cause, the fire department said. A dollar value for the damage is still being assessed.
