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Fire at Governor's Mansion in Austin ruled arson
« on: June 08, 2008, 05:57:21 PM »
Ain't this interesting . . .

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Fire at Governor's Mansion in Austin ruled arson

June 8, 2008, 1:18PM

By CLAY ROBISON and JANET ELLIOTT
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau


AUSTIN — An early morning fire at the Governor's Mansion today was intentionally set, a state fire investigator said.

State Fire Marshal Paul Maldonado declined to discuss further details but said there was no indication the fire was intended as a direct threat to Gov. Rick Perry.

No one was in the building, which has been closed several months for renovation, when the fire broke out. The governor has been living in a rented house in suburban Austin since last fall.

He and his wife, Anita, are in Stockholm, Sweden, finishing up a weeklong, trade-related trip to Europe.

The fire, discovered by security officers about 1:45 a.m., was under control by 6:30 a.m., but there were still hot spots in the building. Flames broke through a portion of the roof about 9:30 a.m. but were quickly extinguished.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms was assisting the state Fire Marshal's office in the investigation. Maldonado indicated security cameras posted around the building were helpful to investigators.

The link attempts to explain a couple of things . . . such as, how the deuce did an arsonist get so close to the building?  (It fails.)

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5825658.html
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Re: Fire at Governor's Mansion in Austin ruled arson
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2008, 11:42:16 PM »
The good thing is that because of the renovations, all the historical artifacts have been removed from the mansion.

Very sad though, that was a beautiful Governor's Mansion full of history.  I just hope that the building can be repaired and not torn down. 
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