The investigation into the arson fire of a duplex in Lomira last week continues. A 21 year old Lomira man was arrested shortly after the fire last Thursday afternoon in the 900 block of Main Street. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says neighbors had reported a suspicious person near the house just prior to the fire. Sources told WFDL news that gasoline may have been used as an accelerant to start the fire. Schmidt would not say what may have started the fire, but says the incident is disturbing. “That’s massive destruction, massive risk of life, to people in that area,” Schmidt told WFDL news. “Very tragic when those types of things happen. If somebody gets hurt whether that be somebody living in the area, a firefighter trying to fight this. You’re really adding a lot of risk to our community that is unneeded.”
