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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Oak Creek, Milwaukee Fires Reportedly Not Connected

The strange story of fires that broke out on the same day at properties owned by the same family is still not entirely resolved.

Authorities believe fires that broke out on the same day last year at properties owned by the same family are not connected, according to a WISN-TV report. The bizarre chain of events on June 20 began with a massive fire at Food Castle, 1227 W. Vliet St. in Milwaukee. A few hours later, a fire broke out in a garage at 10130 S. Warwick Drive in Oak Creek. The listed owners of the properties are family members Jamil and Imad Sarsour, respectively. Investigators initially believed arson was the cause of the fires and focused on an Oak Creek man seen at both of them, according to the report. He has since been ruled out as a suspect, and officials now believe the blazes are separate. The family said early on that "there is no reason for us to …

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Oak Creek House Fire Investigation Continues

Properties owned by the same family caught fire on the same morning, but family believes the timing of the fires is coincidental.

Investigators continue to look into what caused a house fire Wednesday in Oak Creek. The fire at 10130 S. Warwick Drive began about 11:30 a.m. in the attached garage and also caused damage inside the home. Earlier that morning, property owned by the same family was engulfed in a massive fire near downtown Milwaukee. Property records list Imad Sarsour as the owner of the Warwick Drive home and his brother, Jamil Sarsour, as the owner of the property at 1227 W. Vliet St., where the Milwaukee fire originated. The timing has left many in the community to wonder whether the incidents are related. But the family says they don't believe that's the case. Though they have largely declined comment, the family released a statement last week in which …

Terri#1

12:25 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Exactly. there's no way on God's green earth that the police investigating this are going to think it coincidence.   more ›

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