RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a house fire in Manhattan have made an arrest.
Just after 2:30p.m. Tuesday, officers filed a report for arson in the 800 block of Pottawatomie Avenue in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. A 75-year-old woman reported a 28-year-old woman started a fire inside the victim's home.
On Wednesday, police arrested 28-year-old Antionette McWilliams of Manhattan on a requested charge of Arson. She posted a $5000 bond and is no longer in custody, according to the Riley County Police Department arrest report.
Firefighters had the small fire in the front room of the home contained within 10 minutes, according to a media release from the Manhattan Fire Department.
The one-story single-family home was estimated to have sustained $10,000 in damages. There were no injuries.
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RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged arson fire.
Just after 2:30p.m. Tuesday, officers filed a report for arson in the 800 block of Pottawatomie Avenue in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.
A 75-year-old woman reported a 28-year-old woman started a fire inside the victim's home.
When fire crews arrived, they found a small fire in the front room of the house, with smoke throughout the residence. Firefighters had the fire contained within 10 minutes, according to a media release from the Manhattan Fire Department.
The one-story single-family home was estimated to have sustained $10,000 in damages. There were no injuries.
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RILEY COUNTY—There were no injuries in a house fire Tuesday in Manhattan.
At 2:35 p.m., the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire 807 Pottawatomie Avenue, according to a media release.
Crews found smoke throughout the house and a small fire in a front room. The fire was contained within 10 minutes. One dog escaped the fire after firefighters opened a back door. No injuries were reported.
The building is a one-story, single-family dwelling. Loss is estimated at $10,000. The owner is listed as Charles and Glenda Fletcher of the same address. The fire cause is under investigation at this time.