so a call immediately went out to stow police detective ken mifflin. >> when i got there, i saw the firetment still putting out the blaze. someone had taken probably a pipe wrench to disconnect the gas line. and it was blowing out natural gas. it was a very large roaring sound. >> at that point, the gas hadn't ignited? >> no. it could have possibly blown up. the person who set the fire poured gasoline all the way to the gas meter and on top of the gas meter. >> the idea was fire starts, the gasoline goes to the gas main, and possibly destroys the house, and everybody in it? >> absolutely. >> mifflin found the purk family sheltered at a neighbor 's house, and asked the father, scott purk, to step outside. >> we actually went over to my unmarked detective bureau car, and we sat in my car, where it was nice and warm. >> the first question is, who would want to burn down your house? who are your enemies? >> exactly, right. scott said he really didn't have any. there was no one he knew that was so angry at him that would want to try to harm him or his family. so, the investigation basically t