Saturday, May 03, 2008

Foreclosed Sacramento Home Goes Up In Smoke; Insurance Fraud Suspected

In California, KOVR-TV Channel 13 reports:
  • A Sacramento home went up in flames overnight and arson investigators think this may be an example of insurance fraud. The house caught fire around midnight and by the time fire crews were able to douse the flames, the home was nothing but a charred shell. Firefighters say the house was in foreclosure and the previous residents had been evicted recently. Investigators haven't proved this fire was set by the homeowners but they say they have seen a spike in arsons as the economy has taken a dive.

Source: Foreclosed Home May Have Been Burned For Insurance.

See also, News10.net: Investigators Call Fire at Foreclosed House Suspicious (read story) (watch video).

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