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Police: Couple Returns Home To Find Rochester Hills House Engulfed In Flames

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Police say a Rochester Hills couple returned home to their house engulfed in flames.

It happened early Sunday morning on Longview Avenue according to police and no one was inside the home. The fire is still under investigation.

The couple, ages 61 and 62, appeared to be hoarding items inside the home causing firefighters longer to control the fire officials said.

The 61-year-old woman told police earlier in the day she smelled something that reminded her of a campfire smell.

She told officials she couldn't find the source of the smell.

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