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Firefighters burned this home on purpose. Here's why

Hall County firefighters watch smoke rise from a vacant home as other firefighters knock down the fire from inside during a live fire training on West Ridge Road on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The training is for an arson class which is attended by arson investigators from around the region. - photo by Austin Steele

05312019 ARSON 001.jpg — Hall County firefighters watch smoke rise from a vacant home as other firefighters knock down the fire from inside during a live fire training on West Ridge Road on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The training is for an arson class which is attended by arson investigators from around the region. - photo by Austin Steele

A dozen or so firefighters stood at a West Ridge Road home’s facade Thursday morning in Gainesville as the smoke started to form.