An Anchorage man is facing felony arson charges over accusations he set fire to a Mountain View home Friday while trying to evade police officers.
Authorities say the fire prompted neighbors to evacuate their homes, but no other buildings were damaged.
Officers were first called to the 400 block of North Lane Street around 4:20 p.m. after someone in the house said Imlach had pointed a gun at them while arguing about a vehicle, according to a summary of police reports included in charging documents signed by Assistant District Attorney Matthew Kaste. Imlach had been staying at the house for roughly a week, the charges said.
The home was fully engulfed by flames, the charges said. The SWAT standoff altered firefighters’ approach, but Boyd said specially trained tactical EMS medics worked with SWAT officers to get hoses to the front lines and prevent the fire from spreading to nearby homes.
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