VIDEO: Madison officials are investigating an arson Tuesday afternoon after a man allegedly lit a pallet home on fire at the city’s tiny-home encampment, according to the Madison Police Department.
City of Madison Fire Department officials reported seeing heavy smoke of the city-sanctioned campground around 1:15 p.m. on the 3200 block of Dairy Drive, which is across from city Fire Station #14. The pallet home was burned to the ground by the time crews arrived.
MPD reported its officers arrived on scene minutes after fire crews. Police allege a resident of the community lit his own cabin on fire and report that they have not arrested the man, according to an incident report.
Officers stated that the man was asked to leave the shelter for a seven-day probationary period before the fire. Shortly after that, the man’s shelter was seen burning to the ground.