Man allegedly started fire at H-E-B Riverside to steal alcohol: Austin Fire

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kyle Police arrested a man Wednesday who allegedly started a fire at an Austin H-E-B store as cover to steal alcohol on Tuesday, according to an Austin Fire arrest affidavit.

Eric Alejandro Berron, 26, faces a second-degree felony charge of arson.

The fire started before 9:40 p.m. Tuesday in the toilet paper aisle of H-E-B Riverside, located in the 2500 block of East Riverside Drive, KXAN previously reported…

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