Bethesda house fire leads investigators to "tunnels, wiring, chemicals"

[Chris0nllyn]

Investigators are still working to find what caused a house fire that killed a man in Bethesda earlier this month. But the investigation is far from routine after investigators found tunnels, chemicals and wiring in the basement.

Initially, investigators said hoarding conditions created a challenge in fighting the fire. Ogren said they discovered what he has heard described as tunnels under the home the following day.

Ogren could not go into more detail. Paul Starks, a spokesman for the Montgomery County police, called it an “excavation underneath the home.”

In addition to the tunnels, Ogren said, investigators found chemicals that could be misused, and other “equipment,” in the basement.

“We did have some electrical wiring and for lack of a better word, components. I’m not sure exactly what … they were in the area where we think the ignition source was,” he said.

http://wtop.com/maryland/2017/09/tunnels-wiring-chemicals-found-at-bethesda-house-fire/