Fire in San Rafael

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SAN RAFAEL, N.M. – Cibola County Sheriff’s Office arrested Alex Roberts, San Rafael, New Mexico resident, after he allegedly burned his house down. After speaking with Roberts, CCSO discovered that he had a warrant for his arrest and took him into custody. Roberts allegedly tried to light a small fire on his porch that got away from him and burned the residence to the ground, Sheriff Tony Mace called the property, “a total loss.”

As the fire raged, Cibola County Fire Command was joined by San Rafael Volunteer Fire Department, Grants Fire and Rescue, and the Milan Fire Department to knock out the flames. Fire crews managed to protect the rest of San Rafael, but could not salvage the residence. There were no people inside the building at the time it burned.