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Local NewsAuthorities Believe Arsonists Set Fire To Same House TwiceBy Katie DeLong
KENOSHA - Kenosha authorities believe someone set the same house on fire twice in a matter of hours.
It happened in a four unit apartment home and none of the residents came back Tuesday. They are afraid that whoever came after them twice will strike a third time.
The owner of the apartment home, Charles Powell, and his dad spent Tuesday cleaning up after not one, but two fires.
“I hope all my tenants will stay here, because they’re concerned for their safety,” Powell said.
Now, Powell wants to know who’s to blame for putting the people who live in his building on edge.
TODAY’S TMJ4’s Tom Murray: “Why do you think someone would do this?”
“I have no idea. I just hope they catch them right away and it doesn’t happen again,” Powell said.
A police officer spotted the first fire just after midnight. Firefighters were called back for a second blaze at about 5:00 Tuesday morning.
A battalion chief told TODAY’S TMJ4 in an e-mail: “significant amounts of gasoline were found on scene with fire investigators confirming that this fire was intentional.”
Authorities also say it’s similar to another fire that happened this week a few blocks away.
Police say they haven’t had many problems on the block and none with the house…until Monday.
“Apparently, his house apartment got broken into,” Kari Gosche, who works next door said.
Gosche finds it strange that a robbery happened next door only hours before the first fire.
“I’m thinking there must be a link. Come on, why would a place get broken into and then get put in flames within a 24 hour period of time?” Gosche said.
You can imagine how puzzled firefighters were when the 911 call for the second fire at the same location came in.
Caller: “There’s a fire outside my house again.”
911 Dispatcher: “59 Street?”
Caller: “Yeah.”
911 Dispatcher: “That’s where the fire was earlier.”
Call: “It’s burning big now.”
Dispatcher: “Thank you. That house is on fire again.”
Thankfully no one was hurt.
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