Police were called to help investigate after flames raced through a home on Youngstown's Southside early Monday.

Just after 4 a.m., 9-1-1 dispatch sent firefighters to investigate a reported house fire on the 400 block of Idora Avenue.

The first firefighter to arrive reported flames throughout the porch and the front of the home.

Because of power lines that were down on the property,  firefighters had to enter through the back of the home.

More fire crews were called out to control the blaze which heavily damaged the front of the home and sent smoke through the rest of the structure.

Although firefighters say someone lives at the home, a search of the house turned up no one inside.

When investigators learned that there had been a fight at the address shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, police were called to investigate if it had anything to do with the fire.