The fire that likely rendered an east Lincoln home a total loss Thursday is being investigated as a case of arson, according to a police report.
The owners of 7810 Hazelwood Drive were not home when the fire broke out just before 9 a.m., Lincoln Police Capt. Mike Woolman said.
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews arrived to find extensive smoke and flames coming from a window near the front of the home, an agency spokeswoman said.
Two cats were rescued.
A city fire investigator working with a police investigator are probing the blaze. Damage was estimated at $185,000, but the home is valued for tax purposes at $120,200.