HOMES DESTROYED IN FIRE RULED ARSON.Byline: Daily News CASTAIC - A blaze that destroyed four homes at a K&B Homes construction site Sunday afternoon has been ruled an arson arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. , officials said Monday. Investigators said witnesses saw the perpetrators ignite the homes about 5 p.m. at the corner of Cambridge Avenue and Bridlewood Drive, causing more than $1 million in damage, said Detective Mike Digby of the sheriff's arson and explosive unit Noun 1. explosive unit - any unit for measuring the force of explosions unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; . Detectives collected evidence from the site Monday supporting witnesses' statements, Digby said. Police have suspects but wouldn't release further information. A California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officer driving on The Old Road on Sunday afternoon saw the blaze and called the county Fire Department, Digby said. The blaze destroyed four homes nearly constructed and damaged one completed home and a concrete slab Concrete slab A shallow, reinforced-concrete structural member that is very wide compared with depth. Spanning between beams, girders, or columns, slabs are used for floors, roofs, and bridge decks. . |
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