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Local fires may be arson
State, local authorities investigate blazes
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Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson - photo by Special
Two suspicious fires at adjacent, unoccupied homes Monday morning have state and local investigators working to learn more about the suspected arson.A citizen driving along Harville Road around 6 a.m. Monday saw smoke spiraling from an unoccupied new home in the Wedgefield Subdivision, said Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson.When Bulloch County and Statesboro firefighters responded to the scene, they found two brand new, unoccupied homes on fire.Bulloch County Fire Chief Randy Walker said the blazes may be an act of arson. However, that determination was yet unofficial Tuesday as state fire marshal’ s investigator Dan Meallor, Bulloch County Sheriff’s Chief Inv. Capt. Todd Hutchens and others continued investigating the suspicious fires.The suspicious blazes left one home with minimal fire damage, but heavy smoke and water damage.
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