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Continuing Coverage: Rossville tenant cleared of arson

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By Ken Nicholson, Host/Producer - bio | email
Courtesy of Connie Wilson Courtesy of Connie Wilson

ROSSVILLE, WALKER COUNTY (WRCB) -- A Rossville man has been cleared in the explosion that destroyed his home.

Ricky Bethune was in Michigan when a blast leveled the home he rented on Mission Ridge Road in November of last year.

State arson investigators say gasoline vapors ignited the explosion.

They believe someone either left a gas can open intentionally, or poured gasoline on the floor and a spark ignited the fumes.

Walker County fire investigators tell Channel 3, Bethune passed a lie detector test.

They've asked two other men to a polygraph, but only one has agreed.

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