[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Arrest Made in Pleasant Way Fire

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Contact: Battalion Chief Brad Fraizer, Fire Marshal
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Arrest Made in Pleasant Way Fire

COLUMBIA, MO (May 31, 2013) -  

At 9:17 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013, the Columbia Fire Department responded to a reported house on fire at 2113 Pleasant Way in northeast Columbia. Multiple 9-1-1 callers reported smoke coming from the basement of the residence.
 
 Columbia firefighters arrived on the scene at 9:21 a.m. to find gray smoke coming from the basement of the single-story house with a walkout basement. Firefighters entered the basement door of the home and, using a single hose line, extinguished what appeared to be large piles of burning trash within five minutes.
 
 The Columbia Police Department, working with Columbia Fire Department Investigators, identified 41-year-old Arnold Larson of Columbia as a suspect in this fire.  On Thursday, May 30, 2013 Larson was arrested for arson in the 2nd degree with a to be set bond. Incident number 20135199.

Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief Brad Fraizer stated ‘Detectives from the Columbia Police Department did an outstanding job and were critical in the apprehension and arrest of Arnold Larson for the May 14 fire on Pleasant Way.’ 

 


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