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Fire Investigator: SWAT Standoff & Newell Fire Connected

351 views · Published 18 February 2013 · 2:26 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

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by Alyssa Spirato We're learning more details about a fire that was intentionally set in East Chattanooga Saturday evening.Randy Parker with the Chattanooga Fire Department says the woman involved in Saturday's SWAT standoff on Citico Avenue is the owner of the home at 1800 Newell Avenue.When crews arrived, they say smoke was coming from the eaves of the house.Investigators say the fire appears to be intentionally set with multiple points of origin. Neighbor Cedric Drew came home to the disturbance.We parked the car right there, got the groceries out and waited till the commotion died. Then I asked one of the guys that was kin to the owner of the house and was told the house was deliberately set, says Drew.Just a few blocks down the road on Citico Avenue police were dealing with their own situation. A woman refusing to get out of a red hummer.Basically we received a call of a disorder earlier in another part of the area here. The suspect was having a mental crisis, mental issues. For a short time, the party locked herself in her car, says Sgt. Rick Mincy with the Chattanooga Police Department.Police called in the SWAT team and hostage negotiators.They were able to talk her out of her car a short time later. That woman owns the now-charred home on Newell Avenue. Crews are now trying to find out if she set the blaze.One neighbor didn't want to go on camera but tells NewsChannel9 he was standing outside with a friend when he saw the woman pull into the driveway and go into the home. After a few minutes, the man says she got into her car and drove away. It only took a few seconds until he says he saw smoke and called 911. Other neighbors say the woman never acted unusual.She was pretty quiet, didn't cause no problems. So there was no reason to think she would do something like that, says Drew.The damage is estimated at $15,000.Depend on us to bring you the latest developments.

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