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GLENDALE, AZ (CBS5) -

Determined to know who burned down the home he was constructing, a Glendale man has put up signs across his future neighborhood offering a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible.

On the morning of Saturday July 5, fire crews from Glendale, Peoria and Phoenix responded to a massive blaze on West Tonopah Drive in the Arrowhead Legends neighborhood.

According to Glendale fire officials, witnesses saw a car with four teenagers inside pull up to the home and two teens jumped out. Those witnesses then saw the teens run out of the home followed by a loud boom and the car drove away.

"The fireman on the scene said some joggers heard a loud boom, looked here, saw two kids get into a red car and bolt," homeowner and builder Mark Vandever said.

Vandever is a licensed chiropractor and he wasn't just having the home built, he was building it himself.

"I did all the plumbing. Gonna do all the wiring," Vandever said. "Nice neighborhood. We didn't expect this."

Glendale Fire officials tell CBS5 the Glendale Police Department is also involved in the investigation and teenagers seen in the neighborhood fit the description of the suspects.

Flyers have now gone up all over the Arrowhead Legends neighborhood offering a reward of $2,500 for whomever can help Vandever find out who destroyed three months of work in less than three hours.

"You shouldn't be able to burn someone's house down and walk away," Vandever said. "If someone burned your house down, wouldn't you want to know who did it and why?"

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With this weeks above normal temperature conditions, the Yakima Fire Department is advising residents to take the following precautions with respect to home safety:

* Install smoke detectors in each room. In one of the two most recent fires, the smoke detector in a hallway was drowned out by the sound of the air conditioner in the bedroom. Keep a smoke detector in the same room as your air conditioner in case you are sleeping in that room. A smoke detector in each room can help alert persons earlier, if there is a fire in any room.

* Check your portable air conditioners owners manual to be sure your home has an adequate electrical power supply for your window unit. In both fires, investigators determined that the air conditioning units power supply was inadequate and over loaded the homes electrical systems. If you are not sure about the adequacy of your homes electrical system, consult a licensed electrician.

* If possible, do not leave a portable air conditioner operating unmonitored. If theres a malfunction, you stand a better chance at reducing problems by catching the problem early.

* If you are using a portable air conditioner. Watch out for:

A smell of smoke or other abnormal smells coming from the air conditioner

Electrical circuit breakers tripping off whenever you use your air conditioner

Avoid using inadequate electrical wiring systems and devices for your air conditioner

* Never go back into your home once you have escaped the fire no matter the reason. Call the fire department immediately and advise us, if necessary, of the exact location of trapped persons in a fire.

* If you have any further questions call the Yakima Fire Department at 509- 575-6060

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Stonewood Homes Media statement 18 July 2014

Stonewood Homes Extends All Warranties in New Homes

One of New Zealands leading home builders is doubling its warranty on new builds so customers can have full faith and confidence in its people and products.

Stonewood Homes has been in operation for more than 25 years and Managing Director Brent Metrrick says customers need to know that if the company hasnt got it right, it will put it right.

As part of that, we are extending all warranties on all our homes retrospectively to two years. The law requires a 90-day warranty and Stonewood Homes had already extended that to 12-months and now were going a step further.

This warranty will give all our customers additional assurance of our faith and confidence in our company, people and products and our commitment to get it right.

Brent Mettrick established the company in 1987 and remains the owner and Managing Director and has taken personal responsibility to manage the current issues being raised. The warranty claims are a small percentage of the overall number of new builds but each and every one is being taken seriously.

Like many companies, weve experienced significant and rapid growth particularly in the Christchurch market since the earthquakes. Some issues have been identified with the performance of some subcontractors and with some products. We are responsible for the procurement of subcontractors and materials so it is up to us to identify what needs to be done to get it sorted.

The main focus for the moment is on getting it right for all, particularly those that are already stressed with the impacts of the earthquakes on their lives and homes.

At this stage the issues appear to be mainly within the greater Christchurch area but there are some isolated cases in other areas that have been raised with us. We know from our years in the business that there will from time to time be challenges and issues with new builds. A home is often someones largest asset and is a major project for anyone to undertake and will come with some stress and challenges as you would expect. However, we want to make it as easy as possible for our customers and in some cases we have fallen short.

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