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A 19-year-old Centralia man is facing a charge of first-degree arson after he allegedly removed smoke detectors from his apartment and lit a fire, according to court documents .   Kelsey T. Rasmussen, 19, made his first appearance on the class A felony charge Thursday in Lewis County Superior Court .   Despite his lack of criminal history, Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Paul Masiello asked Superior Court Judge Andrew Toynbee to impose $50,000 bail in the case, saying Rasmussen admitted to lighting the fire and intentionally removing smoke detectors .   Toynbee imposed the bail amount, saying Rasmussen poses a “serious risk to community safety.” According to court documents , crews from the Riverside Fire Authority responded to a report of a fully- involved structure fire at 8:55 p.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of Windsor Avenue.   They arrived to find smoke coming from the top floor of a two- story home converted into a duplex.   Officers from the Centralia Police Department ...

(WFIE) OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE) - Owensboro Fire officials are investigating what started the fire at Royal Arms that completely destroyed many apartments in Building B.  Officials say the fire started on the front side of the building, but they still don't know what sparked the fire. Six of the apartments were completely destroyed. All of the apartments in the building were damaged. No one was injured.  Fire officials say that could be because of the timing of the fire but also some neighbor's quick actions. Residents say the apartment manager was one of the first to spot the fire. She ran out the door to warn her residents. "She ran right across to where I live and said 'Sandra, the building is on fire. We need help,'" resident, Sandra said.  Sandra lived on the bottom floor of building B. She didn't worry about gathering her stuff. She ran out the door and warned her neighbors.  "We went door to door. Started knocking on doors, helping people down t...

Rutenberg NYC agent Tatiana Calvo has just closed on a Windsor Terrace apartment at $100,000 over the asking price. The two bedroom unit #2R at 543 16th St. a block from Prospect Park has an open chef’s kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances , two full en- suite bathrooms and a balcony. TATIANA CALVO Calvo listed the apartment (pictured top) and $1.099 million and said her first two open houses were “jam packed.ˮ The offers came flooding in and, Calvo said, everyone left the table happy. “I received $100,000 over asking because I priced apartment 2R fairly ,ˮ said the agent. “The seller was making what he wanted, and the buyer wanted to secure the apartment. The building is solid, and the apartments themselves are timeless.ˮ Alex Lavrenov of Compass brought in the buyer and the sale closed at $1.2 million after 39 days on the market. B RONX Spuyten Duyvil 2575 Palisades Ave. #5H $195,000 Sponsor studio and one bedroom with windowed custom kitchen with quartz...