Fires & Foreclosures

The following are excerpts from three stories of property in foreclosure that caught fire under suspicious circumstances.

Minnesota Woman Facing Foreclosure Charged With Torching Home

The Prior Lake American reports:

• "A 48-year-old Prior Lake [Minnesota] woman was charged with first-degree arson in Scott County District Court on Aug. 15. Tammie Wells-Clark Narveson allegedly started her home ... on fire at approximately 11:33 p.m. on Oct. 6., 2006, according to the criminal complaint. [...] Narveson told police that she had been served with divorce papers by her husband a week earlier. She told police her husband still lived at the home but slept in the basement. [...] When officers spoke with Narveson’s husband, he told them the house was in foreclosure. However, Narveson herself told police that their bills were up-to-date and their finances were in good shape, and the house was insured."

For more, see Woman charged with arson.

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Georgia Home in Foreclosure Goes Up In Flames

The Macon Telegraph reports:

• "For the fifth time in two weeks, Byron firefighters were once again called to a Byron area residence this morning. And this time, the fire destroyed the home. [...] The state fire marshal's office and the Peach County Sheriff's Office already have been investigating an earlier fire at the same home, which is the subject of a foreclosure, [the Peach County fire chief] said."

see Byron house fire under investigation.

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Fire In Vacant House In Foreclosure Labeled "Suspicious"

In Michigan, the Adrian Daily Telegram reports:

• "An unoccupied house was heavily damaged by what a fire official called a suspicious blaze. [...] According to Lenawee County property records, both parcels ... were in foreclosure ..."

For more, see Friday afternoon fire damages vacant home on Seneca Highway.

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