Crime & Safety
Arson Suspected In East Nashville Fire
Police and fire investigators are questioning an East Nashville homeowner after a Rosebank Avenue house caught fire Saturday.
NASHVILLE, TN -- Fire investigators suspect arson in an East Nashville blaze.
Witnesses told Metro Police and Nashville Fire investigators they saw the homeowner run away from the property shortly before they saw flames coming from the Rosebank Avenue home.
The condemned home was not connected to utilities, but even after firefighters put down the initial blaze, it reignited suspiciously.
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Officers caught up with the homeowner a few blocks away and he reportedly tried to run again.
The investigation is ongoing.
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