Crime & Safety

Police Clarify Dubray Court Fire in Kirkwood

A fire bomb was not involved in a blaze in Kirkwood Tuesday morning, police say.

A fire bomb was not involved in a blaze Tuesday morning at a home in the 1200 block of Dubray Court in Kirkwood, the says in a statement released Tuesday.

The statement follows reports by local media that the Kirkwood Police Department was investigating a fire-bombing at the Kirkwood home. This is not the case, according to the statement.

Kirkwood police are investigating a gas can that was set on fire during the early morning hours of Tuesday, the statement says.

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The fire did not result in damage to any structures or vehicles, and no injuries were reported by citizens or firefighters who put out the blaze, police say. The investigation is ongoing.


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