North Liberty Woman Gains Infamy for Marion Tractor Fire

A North Liberty woman is gaining attention from regional and statewide media, including the Des Moines Register and the Chicago Tribune, for starting a fire on Ninth Street in Marion.

According to a report in The Gazette, Erika Visger returned from the bars with a group of friends to a friend's residence in Marion.

Apparently, the group was outside near a tractor, which her friend from Marion was reconstructing. 

Visger had the urge for a smoke, but as she took out her lighter, her friend warned her that there was a nearby pool of gasoline leaking from the tractor, police said.

For whatever reason, that didn't stop her, according to police. She lit the cigarette and the tractor was set on fire, and ultimately destroyed.

She has been charged with reckless use of fire. Thankfully, firefighters stopped the fire before it spread to the house.