Arson

Yesterday around noon, I was helping Kylianne with a piano lesson and noticed that many of my neighbors were out in the street. I was curious and went outside to find smoke coming out of my neighbor's house (3 doors down). I ran outside to see if there was anything I could do and was told by another neighbor that the fire department was on there way.

Then someone screamed, "She's still inside, I just saw her in the window". My heart just about stopped, there was a lot of smoke coming out and I was really worried about her. She seemed like such a nice lady. Every year she would bring around fresh produce she had grown in her garden for us and was always kind to us and the girls.

Back to the story--A couple of neighbors ran to her door and started pounding and telling her to get out. The first police woman arrived at this point and when she heard there was someone inside she beat the door down and pulled her out of the house. She started screaming and fighting the cop and wanted to go back inside. Unfortunately, she started the fire in her house by setting off fireworks in every room of the house. Apparently she had a lot of problems and was just about to have her house taken away and wanted to end it all. My heart hurts for her, it's such a sad story.

She also has 4 dogs and she had kept them in the house with her too! It just makes me sick that she wanted to take their lives as well... Luckily, all the dogs got out safely and are doing fine.

It took the fire department a good 2 hours to put the fire out and the house is pretty much destroyed.

My neighbor was charged later Saturday with arson, disorderly conduct and cruelty to animals, with possible other charges pending. I never would have thought she would do this and I feel so sorry for her.

This a pic of the fire dept trying to get control of the fire...