Firefighters alarmed at contents of burning house

Police have swarmed around a burning house in Ferndale, Wash. but they’re keeping their distance.

Firefighters who went into the house found items that prompted them to pull back along with a note, presumably from the homeowner, threatening to harm himself.

KIRO TV reports the home is owned by a man convicted of running a puppy mill last year and sentenced to jail.

An armored police vehicle is on the scene.