Overview
- Police arrested a 47-year-old who lived at 6 Grant Street after officers said he set his home on fire Tuesday morning.
- Dispatchers logged a 911 call around 7:11 a.m., and officers who arrived minutes later reported heavy smoke from the second floor.
- Firefighters reached the home about a minute after police, went inside with them, and helped three people get out.
- Crews brought the blaze under control in about 35 minutes, and officials reported no injuries to residents or firefighters.
- The Taunton Fire Department’s arson investigator is leading the probe, and the suspect’s name has not been released before an expected arraignment in Taunton District Court.