Published: Monday, November 29, 2010, 9:50 PM ??? Updated: Monday, November 29, 2010, 10:38 PM
TILLMAN'S CORNER, Ala. -- A burglar set fire to a home in Tillman’s Corner late this afternoon, according to Mobile police and fire officials.
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No one was injured.
Police spokesman Officer Christopher Levy said the burglar took items from the house at 8055 Hooper St. before setting the fire in a bedroom of the home. The incident was reported about 3:45 p.m.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Steve Huffman said the fire had nearly burned itself out by the time firefighters arrived, and there was only a small amount of material still smoldering.
Huffman estimated damage at $10,000 to the single-story home. He said neighbors told firefighters they had seen someone entering the home shortly before the fire started.
The Theodore-Tillman’s Corner Volunteer Fire Department fought the fire alongside Mobile firefighters.
Anyone who knows who may have been involved in the incident can call fire officials at 251-208-6373 or Mobile police at 251-208-7211.
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