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Fire marshal: Video shows person setting fire at Texas Governor's Mansion

The state fire marshal confirmed Thursday that surveillance video shows a person igniting something and hurling it onto the front porch of the mansion moments before a four-alarm fire at the historic Texas Governor's Mansion.

State Fire Marshal Paul Maldonado said state and federal investigators were working to enhancing the video footage and the image of the individual’s face. Officials said Thursday the video would not be made public at this time.

Mr. Maldonado said the black-and-white and color video surveillance collected from the scene shows one individual coming onto the mansion grounds, lighting an incendiary material and throwing it onto the front porch.

“The fire progressed rapidly,” he said.

[HNN: Gov. Perry vows to rebuild the mansion.]
Read entire article at Dallas Morning News