--- description: This was far more than a run-by fruiting title: An arson targeted the home where Mrs. Doubtfire was filmed image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # San Francisco Police Make Arrest in _Mrs. Doubtfire_ House Suspected Arson by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2015 10:15 PM CUT by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2015 10:15 PM CUT Doubt fire? Police didn’t. Not after two blazes hit the San Francisco house where the 1993 Robin Williams comedy _Mrs. Doubtfire_ was filmed. According to NBC Bay Area, police have made an arrest in a suspected arson that left the home’s front and garage doors charred, though the suspect has not yet been booked. Because there were no injuries, it is unlikely there were any white shirts with burn holes at the bosom anywhere near the scene, waiting to be discovered. Plastic surgeon Dr. Douglas K. Ousterhout, who [put out the fire at his front door](http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-Police-Investigating-Arson-at-Mrs-Doubtfire-Home-287612571.html "undefined") (though we cannot confirm that the fire was extinguished using two pot tops), told police he believes a former patient is to blame for the incident. Read more at [NBC Bay Area.](http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-Police-Arrest-Suspect-in-Mrs-Doubtfire-Home-Fires-287819811.html?%5Fosource=SocialFlowTwt%5FBAYBrand "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3658322/mrs-doubtfire-san-franscisco-arson-robin-williams/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3658322/mrs-doubtfire-san-franscisco-arson-robin-williams/"},"headline":"San Francisco Police Make Arrest in Mrs. Doubtfire House Suspected Arson","datePublished":"2015-01-07T22:15:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:15:47.022Z","description":"This was far more than a run-by fruiting","url":"https://time.com/3658322/mrs-doubtfire-san-franscisco-arson-robin-williams/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3658322/mrs-doubtfire-san-franscisco-arson-robin-williams/","name":"San Francisco Police Make Arrest in Mrs. Doubtfire House Suspected Arson"}}]}] ```