No injuries were sustained in a New Year's Day fire that gutted a Plymouth Township house on Shefield Court, just west of NorthRidge Church.

Firefighting crews from Plymouth Township, Northville Township, Canton Township and the city of Northville extinguished the blaze approximately two hours after a 9-1-1 call was received by Plymouth Township dispatchers at 2:14 a.m. Jan. 1, Plymouth Township Fire Chief Daniel Phillips said.

"No one was home at the time of the fire," Phillips said. "The house is a total loss."

Phillips said the fire did not spread to nearby homes.

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The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Michigan State Police.

Built in 1996, the 2,490-square-foot house had been listed for sale for 63 days, according to zillow.com.

Paul Scanga, who lives approximately 50 yards from the destroyed home, said he was awoken at approximately 2:15 a.m. Jan .1.

"I got up, opened my front door and saw the house totally on fire," Scanga said. "It was probably close to 2:30. I stayed up for about an hour and watched. When I got up at about 6:30 (a.m.), they already had the house boarded up.

"The entire court was filled with fire trucks, ambulances and police cars."

Scanga said he did not know the owners of the house.

Contact Ed Wright at 517-375-1113 or eawright@hometownlife.com.

Cause of Jan. 1 Plymouth Township home ruled an arson

The cause of a New Year's Day fire that toyally gutted a Plymouth Township home was arson, according to Plymouth Township Fire Chief Dan Phillips.

Phillips could not divulge additional information about the details of the arson.

"The incident is still under investigation, so we cannot release further details without potentially compromising the investigation," Phillips said.

Built in 1996, the 2,490-square-foot house located on Shefield Court had been listed for sale for 63 days, according to zillow.com.

Firefighting crews from Plymouth Township, Northville Township, Canton Township and the city of Northville extinguished the blaze approximately two hours after a 9-1-1 call was received by Plymouth Township dispatchers at 2:14 a.m. Jan. 1, Phillips said.

The home was vacant at the time of the fire.

Phillips estimated that the results of the ongoing investigation could be available within a month.

Contact Ed Wright at eawright@gannett.com or 517-375-1113.