Dad DON NORWOOD was apparently miffed from some "dispute" the night before, so he set fire to his own house with his kids still inside. Dad had just got out of jail. Sounds like he needs to stay in jail.
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Father Arrested For Setting Fire to Home With Kids Inside
By Laura Gray
Story Published: Jul 28, 2009 at 12:44 PM EDT
Story Updated: Jul 28, 2009 at 3:01 PM EDT
Marlene Casey couldn't hang on any longer when firefighters pulled up to her burning home on East Delavan Street. They found the woman in the back window getting ready to jump.
Her sister, Donna Casey, and the women's mother, Vivian Norwood, were able to get themselves and two small children out of the home. But Marlene was stuck, as the second floor filled with smoke and flames. Firefighters used a ladder to get her out of the building. She jump into a fire fighter's arms before they could get to her.
Donna and Marlene's father, Don Norwood, was arrested for allegedly setting fire to the home he lived in with his family. The 49 year old father was arrested for burglary last year, and had recently gotten out of jail. Sources say there was a dispute last night that somehow led him to set fire.
Making the blaze even more difficult to fight, there was a natural gas leak that fueled it for an hour and a half.
Everyone is expected to be OK. Donna Casey was treated and released from the hospital. Vivian Norwood and Marlene Casey remain in the hospital tonight. Buffalo Fire Lt. Ron Rizzo suffered a fractured hip.