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.
For other posts on fires & foreclosures, go here and go here. zebra