WEEKEND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE RULED AS ARSON: JUVENILE SUSPECT(S) IDENTIFIED
PRESS RELEASE
March 07, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Ryan Dunn, Fire Chief
Mineral Wells Fire Department
PH: (940)328-7741
Email: firechief@mineralwellstx.gov
On March 05, 2023, shortly before 1 PM, Mineral Wells Dispatch received a call from a neighbor reporting a fire at a nearby home, located at 2111 Southeast 21st Street. Upon arrival, Mineral Wells Fire/EMS personnel discovered the fire at the house fully involved with volatile fire conditions present. Additional resources were summoned to the scene.
Fire departments from several surrounding agencies responded to assist, as fire teams battled this residential structure fire.
The fire attack was a defensive operation, as flames engulfed the structure. The fire was finally deemed under control a few hours later, though the structure was determined to be a total loss. No fatalities or injuries were reported in this fire incident.
An immediate investigation into the cause and origin of the fire began after witnesses’ accounts reported suspicious activity in and around the structure immediately before the fire was first reported. Arson investigators later determined the nature of the fire to be suspicious.
During the follow-up investigation, investigators from the Mineral Wells Fire Department and Mineral Wells Police Department began following up on several leads and tips in the case. One of those tips received led to the identification of four (4) juvenile suspects. Following interviews with the suspects, investigators determined the primary suspect, age 10, was responsible for causing the fire. Due to the ages of these suspects, all ranging from 10 to 15 years, their identities are being withheld. Investigators are preparing an arson case to be submitted
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