An armed suspect was arrested Tuesday afternoon after barricading himself inside a burning home in Suisun City, officials said.

According to the Suisun City Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched around 1:39 p.m. to a report of a house fire on Tioga Way with someone barricaded inside. Upon arrival, crews observed smoke and flames coming from a single-story residence.

The fire department said initial reports indicated the person inside the home had a gun. Fire operations were temporarily delayed after police confirmed the suspect inside was armed and refusing to leave.

Suisun City police said officers secured the scene and safely detained the suspect, who was only identified as a 55-year-old resident of the city and is suspected of starting the fire. He faces charges of suspicion

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