West Allis homeowner says someone set fire to house as she slept

The Brief

  • A West Allis homeowner shared surveillance video showing someone setting fire to the side of her home Sunday.
  • Kaleigh Werra said the fire happened shortly after midnight and appeared to be intentionally set.
  • West Allis police were investigating the suspected arson Sunday.

WEST ALLIS, Wis. A West Allis homeowner says someone set fire to the side of her house while she was asleep early Sunday morning, May 17.

What we know:

Kaleigh Werra said surveillance video shows someone dousing her home near 60th and Lincoln with a flammable substance just after midnight before lighting it on fire.

“For the most part it was just the mulch that stayed burning, not the house or anything,” Werra said. “I actually thought lightning struck it or something.”

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