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Tenant allegedly sets apartment on fire in Emporia

EMPORIA (KSNT) – Police arrested a man in Emporia for allegedly setting a local apartment building on fire.

The City of Emporia reported that fire crews were called around 11:20 p.m. on July 17 to an apartment building in the 130 block of West 12th Avenue. The Emporia Fire Department arrived at the scene and put out a small fire in an apartment on site.

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Fire investigators and the Emporia Police Department determined the fire was intentionally set by a tenant at the apartment. Police arrested a 30-year-old tenant for suspicion of aggravated arson with formal charges to be announced later.

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