Truckee: Arson fires connected - Cal Fire serves search warrant

Truckee fires might be connected, officials say

Truckee police are investigating two suspicious fires in as many days that might be related.

The first fire occurred about 7:30 a.m. Monday a single-family home in the 10000 block of Laburnham Circle. Truckee Fire District firefighters requested assistance from the police due to the suspicious nature of the fire, police said.

Later that afternoon, detectives and arson investigators from Cal Fire used a search warrant to seize from the home evidence that might help explain the fire's origin, police said. The items were taken to the state Department of Justice lab for forensic examination.

About 8 a.m. today police and firefighters responded to a fire at a commercial building in the 10000 block of Donner Pass Road. Again, firefighters suspected the fire was suspicious and asked for police to help investigate.

A police department news release said the fires are related but did not elaborate. Cal Fire arson experts will assist Truckee detectives in the investigation.

Each fire caused an estimated $10,000 in damage, mostly from heat and smoke. Nobody was injured and no arrests have been made.

"We believe there is physical evidence that will link the two," said Lt. Randy Fenn, spokesman for the Truckee Police Department.
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