House fire results in Glasgow man being charged with arson

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A Glasgow man has been charged after setting a fire inside a residence.

The Glasgow Police Department said 55-year-old Kermit L. Hall Jr. has been charged with third-degree arson, first-degree criminal mischief and criminal trespassing.

Police said the Glasgow Fire Department reported to officers that a house fire on Grandview Avenue during the early morning hours of Tuesday appeared suspicious. After further investigation, Glasgow PD Det. Guy Turcotte identified the arson suspect as Hall, who had stayed in the house “and started a fire in the living room area by lighting a bag of charcoal in a tin pan.”

The fire then consumed the living room area, according to police, compelling Hall to exit the home through a window. He then fled the scene.

Hall was lodged in the Barren County Detention Center.

By Ken Howlett, News Director

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