Yet another fire in Beaufort County appears to be an arson, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

Shortly before noon Tuesday, the sheriff’s office received a report of a brush fire on VOA Road near Cherry Run Road west of Washington. Firefighters with the Clark’s Neck Volunteer Fire Department and N.C. Forestry Service personnel responded to the scene, where they found an abandoned residence fully engulfed in flames, according to the sheriff’s office.

After putting out the blaze, firefighters requested a deputy to respond to the scene because of the suspicious nature of the blaze. The sheriff’s office initiated an investigation and asked the State Bureau of Investigation to process the scene. The investigation continues.

Information collected at the scene indicates the fire was a result of arson, according to the sheriff’s office.

Investigators do not believe the VOA Road fire was set by the same suspect in the recent Pinetown and Bath arsons, according to the sheriff’s office.

The VOA Road fire is the latest in a series of fires classified as arsons in recent weeks.

At 12:38 a.m. last Thursday, the sheriff’s office received a report of a fire at an abandoned residence in the 700 block of Bay City Road in Aurora. The Aurora Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire. The fire department notified the sheriff’s department the fire was suspicious in nature and a deputy was sent to secure the scene.

At 5:21 a.m., the sheriff’s office receive a report of a strong odor of gas at the Long Acre Community Building, located at 23177 N.C. Highway 32 North, Plymouth. The Pinetown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the building and discovered an open gas line and burned items.

Investigators are trying to determine if those two fires are related to other arsons in Beaufort County in the past two weeks, according to the sheriff’s office.

Anyone with information concerning Tuesday’s fire or any of the other suspected arsons is asked to call Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at 252-974-6400. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest the VOA Road fire or other suspected arsons. Callers do not have to give their names to receive rewards.