Possible Serial Arsonist in Lufkin
Posted/updated on: November 18, 2012 at 4:55 pm
LUFKIN — Lufkin Fire officials are investigating a second consecutive night of house fires in North Lufkin as arson, as reported by the Lufkin Daily News and KETK. According to Lufkin Fire Marshal Battalion Chief Steve McCool, around 3:50 a.m. Wednesday the department was called to the corner of Wilson Avenue and Wilson Alley for a blaze that destroyed two vacant homes and a garage. The blaze is being investigated as arson in connection with a Tuesday morning outbreak of fires at a vacant home, an occupied home and a vehicle. The Wednesday morning fire occurred less than a mile from the Tuesday morning fires.
