Centralia Police arrested a 40-year-old Centralia man for felony criminal damage to property by fire following a fire Thursday afternoon that caused minor damage to a vacant home.
Edwin Steinkamp of West Noleman was arrested when returning to the home at 1124 South Hickory Street Thursday night.
Centralia City Firemen say upon arrival Thursday afternoon they found a fire on the kitchen floor burning in items that had apparently been piled together as part of a cooking fire.
The blaze was quickly extinguished by firemen who laid a single line inside the home. A small amount of insulation was removed to make sure that fire had not spread into a wall. There was also minor smoke damage.
Centralia City Fire Investigator Jordan Parson estimated damage at $1,200.
He reported seeing Steinkamp in the area when responding to the fire and neighbors had reported that he had been in and out of the house.
The fire call came in at 2:24 Thursday afternoon.
