Junction City firefighters responded to a pair of  fires at a single story large duplex at 1204 Blue Stem Drive Friday night at 5:39 p.m. and again at 12:28 a.m. Saturday after a call for a rekindled fire.

The duplex, valued at $250,000, was destroyed and has been declared a total loss by the Fire Department. No injuries were reported.

When firefighters responded to the first call they found the large duplex with a substantial amount of smoke coming from the roof. The north side of the building was the side that was involved. Firefighters confirmed there were no occupants in the structure. Crews knocked down visible fire in the attic, fire was found in the chimney section of the north duplex and the southwest corner of the south duplex. Multiple hot spots were difficult to access due to restrictions in the attic space. Units departed the scene at 8:09 p.m.

Firefighters returned to the scene Saturday morning at 12:28 a.m. after the call for a rekindle. The building was fully engulfed when they returned. There were flames approximately 20 feet above the roof line. The flames were knocked down in approximately 15 minutes. The roof of the structure was mostly gone. Numerous hot spots were put out.