31 August 2023
A domestic assault call early Sunday in Woodbury turned into an arson investigation after responding police witnessed an explosion followed by flames coming from inside the house.
Officers were called to the house in the 1700 block of Manning Avenue around 1:35 a.m. for a report of a domestic assault, said Cmdr. John Altman of the Woodbury Public Safety Department.
When they arrived, they discovered that a 34-year-old woman at the house had an active arrest warrant for domestic assault, Altman said. The woman was uncooperative, and she was arrested at the scene on the warrant, as well as for obstructing the legal process, he said.
During the early stages of the investigation, officers and the involved parties were outside, standing on a long driveway, Altman said, when they observed an explosion followed by flames coming from the residence.
“Persons on scene indicated there were no people inside the residence, but there may have been one dog inside,” he said.
The dog wasn’t found and investigators aren’t sure whether it was in the house or it ran away.
The cause of the fire is under investigation collaboratively between Woodbury Fire, Woodbury Police and the State Fire Marshal’s office. It remains an open and active case, he said.
The house, which sold in September 2022 for $775,000, was destroyed as a result of the fire, witnesses said.
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