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SOUTH OGDEN - Firefighters battled a suspicious blaze Saturday morning at the abandoned South Ogden Junior High School on 4300 Madison Ave.
Sgt. David Labbe, with the South Ogden Police Department, said, "They found a structure fire when they arrived and they located what they believe is the point of origin, being on the second floor just above the stairwell."
The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.
There are some indications that someone may have come in the east side of the building, but fire investigators say there is no way to know if that was prior to the fire.
Weber School District spokesman Nate Taggart said the school was set for demolition this week and didn't know how the fire would affect that.
"We don't know what's going to happen with the demolition now," Taggart said. "We don't know if this is going to speed up the schedule, slow down the schedule, or just what's going to take place now."
It took several hours to put the fire out. No injuries were reported.
