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Inferno roars through vacant Middletown building

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of

Photo credit: News12 | Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at a vacant building in Middletown. (Sept. 16, 2012)

Firefighters were investigating the cause of a Sunday afternoon blaze at a vacant building in Middletown, officials said.

Smoke was visible for miles, and firefighters from nearly a dozen departments were summoned to battle the fire, which roared through the unoccupied building on Montgomery Street.

Middletown Fire Chief Tom Amodio said the blaze was intense.

"We had flames shooting...

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