arson
Criminal property torching
Arson is the crime of deliberately setting fire to property.
The act requires intent—accidental fires don't qualify.
Insurance fraud motivates some arson; revenge or vandalism motivates other cases.
The fire marshal determined the blaze was arson.
He was convicted of arson after burning down the warehouse.
Intense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- igniteStart burning something
combustion · accelerant · gasoline · kerosene · embers · smoke · char · engulf
Serious criminal offense
- pyromaniaCompulsion to start fires
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- firebombingAssault using flame weapons
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
conviction · sentencing · indictment · suspect · motive · insurance fraud · accelerant · premeditated
Scientific crime-scene analysis
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- fire marshalOfficial enforcing burn safety codes
investigator · scene · analysis · clues · witness · interrogation · surveillance · fingerprint
Punishing a wrongdoer
- spitePetty malicious intent
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- insurance fraudDeceptive claims for payouts
concealment · vandalism · thrill-seeking · protest · intimidation · extortion · jealousy · grudge
blaze
Intense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- flamesVisible burning combustion
ignite · combustion · accelerant · gasoline · kerosene · embers · smoke · char · engulf · firestorm
felony
Serious criminal offense
- pyromaniaCompulsion to start fires
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- firebombingAssault using flame weapons
prosecution · conviction · sentencing · indictment · suspect · motive · insurance fraud · accelerant · premeditated · criminal
forensics
Scientific crime-scene analysis
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
fire marshal · investigator · scene · analysis · clues · witness · interrogation · surveillance · fingerprint · burn pattern
revenge
Punishing a wrongdoer
insurance fraud · concealment · vandalism · thrill-seeking · protest · intimidation · extortion · jealousy · grudge · anger
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
aftermath · damage · loss · demolition · collapse · gutted · charred · razed · condemned · totaled
- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
- crimesburglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism, manslaughter
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- mystery fictionwhodunit, whodunnit, sleuth, murder mystery, detective novel
- crime newscrime scene, court reporter, court reporting, breaking news, arrest report
arsonaccident
Unintended harmful event
spontaneous combustion · natural disaster · lightning strike · electrical fire · wildfire
arsonfirefighting
Combating and quelling flames
fire suppression · extinguishing · douse · fire prevention · fire safety
arsonconstruction
Process of building something
building · preservation · property protection · restoration · conservation
- arson investigationProbe of intentional burning
- arson attackMalicious property burning
- arson squadUnit solving fire crimes
- arson caseLegal matter involving deliberate fire
- arson unitInvestigators of intentional fires
- arson investigatorExpert tracing fire origins