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32-year-old man arrested for arson after Omaha house fire Saturday morning

32-year-old man arrested for arson after Omaha house fire Saturday morning
TO THE HOSPITAL. A MAN’S ARRESTED FOR ARSON AFTER A SATURDAY MORNING FIRE. FIRE CREWS WERE CALLED TO A HOME ON 17TH STREET JUST SOUTH OF CLARK AFTER 10 A.M. FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED THE FLAMES FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. NOBODY WAS HOME THERE AT THE TIME EITHER. INVESTOR GATORS FOUND THE FIRE WAS SET ON PURPOSE AND ARRESTED 32 YEAR OLD MAXIM KIRKLAND. HE FACES A CHARGE OF SECOND DEGREE ARSON. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE DAMAGE I
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32-year-old man arrested for arson after Omaha house fire Saturday morning
Investigators said a man was arrested for arson following a Saturday morning house fire.Thirty-two-year-old Maxim Kirilkin was arrested, and now faces a charge for second-degree arson.Fire crews were called to a home just after 10 a.m. near 17th and Clark streets.Firefighters battled the blaze for over an hour, and nobody was home at the time.Investigators said they found the fire to be set on purpose, leading to Kirilkin's arrest — damage to the home is estimated at more than $100,000, according to fire officials.

Investigators said a man was arrested for arson following a Saturday morning house fire.

Thirty-two-year-old Maxim Kirilkin was arrested, and now faces a charge for second-degree arson.

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Fire crews were called to a home just after 10 a.m. near 17th and Clark streets.

Firefighters battled the blaze for over an hour, and nobody was home at the time.

Investigators said they found the fire to be set on purpose, leading to Kirilkin's arrest — damage to the home is estimated at more than $100,000, according to fire officials.