Man arrested for setting person on fire

Published 10:28 am Wednesday, June 18, 2014

ANDOVER — Sheriff’s officials say one person is in custody after a man was set on fire in Andover.

The Anoka County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a fire and when crews responded to a residence they found a man with burns and a small fire burning in the bedroom. He was rushed to a local hospital. His condition has not been released.

A 29-year-old man was arrested and booked into the St. Louis County Jail.

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