Police: Man arrested in Utah apartment building fire
(Davis County Jail via AP) This undated photo released by the Davis County Jail shows Angel David Colebrook. Authorities say the 20-year-old Utah man told police he was playing with a lighter and an incense candle in an apartment where gasoline previously had been spilled is accused of starting a fire that destroyed a 24-unit building. Layton police said the fire Monday, July 22, 2019, resulted in the arrest Tuesday of Colebrook on suspicion of reckless burning and reckless endangerment initially was reported as a cooking fire.
Layton, Utah • Authorities say a 20-year-old Utah man who told police he was playing with a lighter and an incense candle in an apartment where gasoline previously had been spilled is accused of starting a fire that destroyed a 24-unit building.
Layton police said the fire Monday resulted in the arrest Tuesday of Angel David Colebrook on suspicion of reckless burning and reckless endangerment initially was reported as a cooking fire.
Police said the gasoline that spilled had been stored in Colebrook's apartment.
Colebrook remained jailed Wednesday. Online court records don't list an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
The fire caused minor injuries to five residents and caused seven police officers to be taken to hospitals for smoke inhalation.
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