Centralia City Firemen say it appears items put out for pickup in this week’s Centralia Fall Cleanup were set on fire after the rear door was kicked in to a home at 906 East Broadway on Saturday afternoon.
A Centralia Police Patrolman initially hit the flames with an extinguisher, but they flared which is a sign of accelerant being used on a fire. Flames at one point were 10 to 12 feet in the air. However, firemen kept the fire from spreading to a nearby power pole and garage.
Centralia Police have joined the fire department in the investigation. The fire call came in at 2:43 Saturday afternoon.
