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Posted: 12:27 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2013

December fire at Darke Co. house ruled arson

NEW MADISON —

A Dec. 29 fire at a home just outside New Madison home has been ruled arson.

According to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office, the individual responsible for setting the fire at 2116 Ohio 121 has been identified. The case is being forwarded to the Darke County Prosecutor’s Office for review and consideration of criminal charges, according to a release.

The identity of the suspect has not been released, pending an arrest and formal charges.

The house was vacant at the time of the blaze. No one was injured, and the incident remains under investigation by the state fire marshal and the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.

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