Suspect charged in October house fire in The Colony

Home leveled by explosion, fire damages nearby houses

A home explosion and fire happened just before 1 a.m. Monday in The Colony, spreading flames to multiple nearby houses.

THE COLONY, Texas - A person suspected of intentionally setting fire to a home in The Colony last month has been arrested, officials said.

What we know:

Jeovany Pineda, from The Colony, was charged with second-degree arson on Oct. 28, according to The Colony Fire Department.

(The Colony Fire Department)

The backstory:

The Colony Fire Department responded to a structure fire and possible explosion just before 1 a.m. on Oct. 20 at a home on Freeman Drive. Firefighters found the home completely engulfed in flames.

Firefighters arrived to find the one-story brick home engulfed in flames. Houses on both sides and behind the home were also on fire. 

Firefighters called for a third alarm response, bringing help from multiple departments.

Home leveled by explosion in The Colony

A house was leveled early Monday morning by an explosion and a nearby home has caught fire. The home is just off Main Street.

Fire officials said investigators found no indication that explosives were involved in the fire, but the flammable liquids used to set the fire produced "rapid fire conditions that could easily be interpreted as an explosion."

The fire department said no one was inside the home at the time. The fire spread and damaged nearby homes.