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House in Tempe catches fire during police operation

Aerial view of a burning house with lots of dark smoke and SWAT personnel surrounding the house.
Several police officers are on the scene of an incident in a Tempe neighborhood where a house caught fire on Thursday(azfamily)

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily)– Several police officers are on the scene of an incident in a Tempe neighborhood where a house caught fire on Thursday.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter) Tempe police said Officers are “working on an active investigation” in the area of ​​Southern Avenue and Rural Road.

Further information was not immediately available, but chopper video obtained by AZFamily News shows tactical response teams gathered on the street in front of a home with smoke rising from its windows.

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