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Police Say Litchfield Man Set Fire To Own Trailer

Litchfield Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire after Montgomery County received a call on Tuesday morning.  At 9:02 on December 14th, a neighbor reported a mobile home with smoke showing south of Clark Street on the East side of Locust Street.  A fire truck and ambulance arrived on the scene to find a working fire with smoke visible from a mobile home with flames appearing outside of a window spreading on the roof. The bulk of the fire was put out at 9:18 AM and the crews would stay on the scene to continue to look for and battle hot spots. Raymond Harvel Fire arrived and assisted as did Mt. Olive and Hillsboro Ambulance. 

 

During the incident, an investigation was held into the cause of the fire and the Litchfield Police Department tracked down the whereabouts of the occupant of the trailer. A neighbor who called in the fire reported that the mobile home owner walked past their residence when smoke was seen coming from the trailer. Litchfield police were able to contact the occupant and he returned to the scene. Both the police and fire spoke with the owner who admitted to setting the trailer on fire. 

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