DALLAS —
UPDATED: 5:06 p.m. April 10, 1019
Dallas Police said as many as seven people were inside a South Dallas home Tuesday night when a man poured a liquid accelerant on three people and then used a lighter to set the people on fire, causing Dallas Fire-Rescue to be called to the scene.
The man, 46 year-old Floyd Benson, was also burned in the incident and was later arrested for aggravated assault causing bodily injury. He is currently in Dallas County Jail with bonds set at $150,000.
DFR also plans to file felony arson charges against Benson, according to a news release.
Earlier: April 9, 2019
Four people — three men and one woman — are in a local hospital with varying degrees of non-life-threatening burns after a single-story house caught fire at the 3900 block of Mehalia Drive in South Dallas.
There was minimal fire damage to the house since the flames had mostly burned out by the time Dallas Fire-Rescue units had arrived.
The first responders were initially at the home for an aggravated assault call around 7:02 p.m.
The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time, officials said.
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