May 28, 2009
Gallery fire ruled arson

Wow.


The massive fire last week that destroyed the warehouse at Gallery Furniture's main location on the North Freeway was intentionally set, an official said today.

Rob Elder, assistant special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office in Houston, said the agency determined the fire was arson because all possible accidental causes had been ruled out, including a faulty generator that was initially suspected.

"Someone out there knows what happened that night, and we're going to find them," Elder said in a news conference today. No one has been ruled out as a suspect, said Elder, who declined to reveal details as to how investigators think the blaze began.


I did not see that coming. I hope they figure it all out.

Posted by Charles Kuffner on May 28, 2009 to Elsewhere in Houston
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