Vermont State Police are investigating a suspicious residential fire in Monkton.Police say the Monkton Fire Department was dispatched to a structure on Tyler Bridge Road for a report of a fire around 11:30 p.m. on Monday night. Firefighters tried to save it but the structure was a total loss. As part of the investigation, state police say the Monkton Fire Chief Curtis Layn contacted the Addison County Fire Investigation Team who responded to the scene. They determined the fire was suspicious and contacted the Vermont Dept of Public Safety Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit for assistance. The origin and cause of the fire is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Vermont State Police at the New Haven Barracks at 802-388-4919. You can also contact the Vermont Arson Tip Award Program (VATAP) hotline at 1-800-32-ARSON (1-800-322-7766). The VATAP will pay up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Vermont State Police are investigating a suspicious residential fire in Monkton.
Police say the Monkton Fire Department was dispatched to a structure on Tyler Bridge Road for a report of a fire around 11:30 p.m. on Monday night. Firefighters tried to save it but the structure was a total loss.
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As part of the investigation, state police say the Monkton Fire Chief Curtis Layn contacted the Addison County Fire Investigation Team who responded to the scene.
They determined the fire was suspicious and contacted the Vermont Dept of Public Safety Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit for assistance.
The origin and cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Vermont State Police at the New Haven Barracks at 802-388-4919. You can also contact the Vermont Arson Tip Award Program (VATAP) hotline at 1-800-32-ARSON (1-800-322-7766). The VATAP will pay up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
