New York State Police and Broome County Fire Investigators are looking into the cause of a blaze that damaged a home on Pease Hill Road near Hyde Road in the Town of Barker December 28.
There are unofficial reports of an arrest made in connection with the fire that was reported at 3:21 p.m. and drew firefighters from a half dozen departments.
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There were no injuries.
It appears the person who reported the fire was the one placed into custody a short time later. The investigation is continuing.
Crews from Lisle, Chenango Bridge, Triangle, Chenango, Whitney Point and Killawog were all called to the scene with other units on standby.