Quick takes

Arson in Austin: Click here for a late AP report on the fire that gutted the 152-year-old governor’s mansion in Texas. Firegeezer’s coverage from Sunday is here.

Sniffing paint: It became dangerous for a father and daughter painting a swimming pool in New Philadelphia, Ohio. The way the fire department described it is the paint contained a substance heavier than air that displaced the oxygen in the pool. Read more.

Fire station break-in: From northern Arizona’s Mohave County, a break-in at the Oatman Fire Station. About $3,000 worth of electronic equipment, including radios, was stolen. Click here to read the story. View pictures of the scene.

Erie fires: A series of suspicious fires in Erie, PA. Click here.