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3 unsolved fires Wilkes-Barre fires in one week
3 unsolved fires Wilkes-Barre fires in one week - Monday, November 5, 2007 at 5:14PM EST
Monday, Nov 5, 2007 @05:14pm EST
Three unsolved fires in one week.
That's what Wilkes-Barre fire investigators are dealing with.
But so far no definite cause for any of them.
The neighbors next to these fires have two big concerns
They have someone possibly starting these fires on their street, and now they have huge eyesores next door.
They want answers, and fire investigators say, they do too.
The top floor of this vacant house on south wells street in Wilkes-Barre is nearly gone.
Fire ripped through it last Tuesday.
Neighbors, like John Perrins think, "this is arson. I mean there was no power or no gas going into that house."
This house was one of three unsolved house fires in Wilkes-Barre last week.
Fire chief Jacob Lissman says all three are active investigations.
No arrests have been made.
There is also an unsolved fire on Moyallen street.
The windows, they're boarded up, and the burnt remains of the car, still sitting in the driveway.
That fire happened Friday.
Neighbors say two people lived here, and both got out safe.
Now neighbors want answers.
Ray Wilde of Moyallen Street says, “kind of scary. Especially you know, right there across the street, it does, it worries you. That somebody would come in and do that in the middle of the night like that."
Frank Pisonick of Moyallen Street says, "we never had a fire on this street and i'm here over 30 years {butt to 21:10} i hope they get whoever did this."
Here at 46 Murray Street, the siding is burnt off this vacant house, and the windows are busted out.
Flames gutted the home Sunday night.
Neighbor Mary Drevenak came home this morning, and saw the aftermath.
Drevenak says, "i'm glad i wasn't her to witness, because i get too nervous."
now she'd like to see who's responsible for starting the fire.
"sure, sure, i'd like to see something done," says Drevenak.
Investigators hope to find something that can lead them to answers in these unsolved fires.
Wilkes-Barre fire department hasn't said any of these are in fact arson.
Investigators have to search for the causes first. | | |
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