10/30/23

THE YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING TWO POSSIBLE CASES OF ARSON AT A PROPERTY IN CORNVILLE. ACCORDING TO YCSO OFFICIALS, BACK ON OCTOBER 19TH, THE COPPER CANYON FIRE DISTRICT WAS DISPATCHED TO A HOME ON SOUTH HORTON DRIVE FOR A SHED FIRE. NEIGHBORS REPORTED THEY HAD SEEN AN UNKNOWN MAN IN THE VICINITY OF THE SHED PRIOR TO THE FIRE, BUT FIREFIGHTERS DID NOT RULE THE BLAZE AS SUSPICIOUS.

THEN LAST FRIDAY, FIREFIGHTERS AND SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO THE SAME ADDRESS, WHERE THE MAIN HOUSE WAS IN FLAMES. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORTS THE HOME WAS CONDEMNED AND SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE DUE TO THE FIRE, INCLUDING A COLLAPSED ROOF. AS WITH THE SHED FIRE, THE HOMEOWNER COULD NOT BE FOUND, BUT NEIGHBORS REPORTED SOMEONE HAD BEEN IN THE HOME WITH A FLASHLIGHT PRIOR TO THE FIRE. 

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS NOT KNOWN, AND THE CASE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.