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San Pedro House Fire Was Arson
posted (February 9, 2017)
While the fire department still has to tie up a few loose ends in that Victoria Street fire, they are certain that Sunday's San Pedro Blaze was arson. As we told you, Calvin Young's San Juan home was completely destroyed by fire. Neither he nor his sons were inside at the time of the blaze. Fire Station Manager Orin Smith told us what he knows in this case.

Orin Smith - Station Manager, Fire Department
"That fire was classified as incendiary."

Reporter
"Are you aware if anyone has even charged in that incident?"

Orin Smith - Station Manager, Fire Department
"No I am not."

Reporter
"Could you talk to us terms of what the investigation turned up to make you conclude that it was incendiary?"

Orin Smith - Station Manager, Fire Department
"There were evidence of an accelerant from the scene. Samples were taken by police forensic and sent for analyzing. The aroma, if I may add, was quite evident in the area that even workers on the scene smelled it and knew right of the bat what time of aroma it was."

Young lost everything in the fire. This arson case has been forwarded to the police.

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