A Missouri man whom witnesses said was "watching" and "laughing" while a house burned down was charged with arson .

The Independence Fire Department in Independence said in a Facebook post that firefighters responded to a house fire on the morning of Nov. 20. The department said no one inside was injured, and the fire was being investigated. According to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, 35-year-old Tylor A. Burghoff was arrested by the Independence Police Department about two blocks from the home after a witness told officers he saw a man matching Burghoff's description "watching the fire and laughing."

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