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Arson suspected in Cedar Rapids pickup fire
Arson is suspected in a fire that burned up a pickup in Cedar Rapids late Tuesday.
Firefighters found the fire already extinguished when they arrived just after 11 p.m. to the 400 block of 17th Street NE. A neighbor who saw smoke and fire inside the cab had used a fire extinguisher to put it out, Fire Department spokesman Greg Buelow said.
Buelow called the damage to the inside of the pickup “minor.”
Investigators concluded that the fire was intentionally set, Buelow said. No arrests have been made.
Information about this or any other suspected arson can be submitted by calling the “Arrest Arson in Iowa” hotline at 1-800-532-1459 or the Cedar Rapids Fire Department at (319) 286-5200.
Firefighters respond to a pickup fire Cedar Rapids Tuesday night. (Christopher Pratt/The Gazette)
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