911 Caller: 'Huge Fire' at Governor's Mansion

Plus911 Caller: 'Huge Fire' at Governor's Mansion911 Caller: 'Huge Fire' at Governor's MansionThe Associated PressTexas fire officials brought in canine teams and a national arson investigation unit Monday to search for exactly how and where a devastating fire started inside the historic Governor's Mansion. (June 9)INVESTIGATORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY SWARMED THE TEXAS GOVERNORS MANSION MONDAY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO SET THE 152 YEAR OLD PIECE OF HISTORY ON FIRE... SUNDAY MORNING FLAMES LIT UP THE AUSTIN SKY AS FLAMES LAPPED AT THE HOMES ROOF. THANKS TO DOZENS OF SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ON THE PROPERTY THE FIRE MARSHALL SAYS THERE ARE ALREADY CLUES IN THE CASE..(SOT)Paul maldonado:VIDEO:SOT-Maldonado: "We have video, we have interviews, we have talked tomultiplepeople that were here. So those are the type of things that are bigindicatorsand evidence to us that we do believe it was a set fire."(VO)DETECTIVES HAVE ALSO INTERVIEWED SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES INCLUDING THE FIRST PEOPLE TO CALL 9-1-1 TO REPORT THE FIRE.(SOT) 911 TAPE(VO)THE MANSION WAS UNDERGOING A 10 MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION AND THE GOVERNOR AND HIS FAMILY WERE NOT HOME AT THE TIME. STILL THERE WERE STATE TROOPERS ON DUTY GUARDING THE HOME WHICH MAKES MANY PEOPLE WONDER HOW IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.(SOT)SOT-Maldonado: "With any kind of fire, an unfortunate incident like this,it'sa terrible tragedy, and it happens. Bad people can do bad things, whetheryou'reon guard or not. And again we have not determined whether or not there'sanyfault of anyone. It's just somebody did something wrong, and we're going tocatch them. And we need the public's help with any information, as I saidearlier, to bring that person to justice."(VO)MONDAY HUNDREDS OF TEXANS WHO WORK NEAR THE CAPITOL CAME TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES, AND LEFT WITH A FEELING OF EMPTINESS.(SOT) sam giuliano/austin residentTOTAL SHOCK AND AWE THAT SUCH A THING WOULD HAPPEN AND SADNESS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS TO LOSE SUCH A THING...(STANDUP)TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY HASN'T EVEN SEEN THE DAMAGE YET, HE'S ONA TRIP TO EUROPE RIGHT NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TUESDAY NIGHT... IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE BUILDING CAN BE SAVED... RICH MATTHEWS THE AP AUSTIN TEXAS...

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[MikeBunds2001]

USA! USA!  USA! USA!

[TravisNoah]

I am all for Texas bailing out the the corrupt union. I will then move there and vote for the president of texas. The federal government is the best government money can buy. Screw the feds. Confederation of Independant States.

[jameswsparker]

Yeah, you're right.

You should move out your home, find an island; that isn't controlled by government and live by yourself.

Because, then; you can be president of yourself.

I guarentee you'll die in a matter of days.

[dude311420]

Whoever burned this bitch is one patriotic American. Fuck Texas, Fuck Bush, they should have seceded from America.

[danielstwin]

ya americans help fuck you .;;;; we dont help people that dont obey the constitution

[danielstwin]

i think is funny most deserving thing,,,,old ricky and nafta highway will have a little setback,.....lolo go ron paul

[thedude311420]

Governors Mansion New Theme Song!

watch?v=st1lH8zcIuQ

[OldTimeRockRoll1969]

Ok it's easy...it was SRV !

He did it to get people to listn to his song "House Burning Down" ...Jimi made him do it!

[mrbrandon71]

The first two comments, actually make some sense......or did you not here them say the police were on duty.....maybe they were just sleeping, huh???

[markmatutube]

you are clueless