10 to 1 it was a drug lab, they say the perp set the house on fire. After 6 hours of tear gas and no flames it wasn’t SWAT starting the fire.
I don’t think so.
Dopers not usually this dangerous. Stupid, which can be dangerous, but not tactically proficient. Not gangsters either.
I don't know if I'd be willing to completely accept that premise, let's ask the Branch Davidians about the dangers of highly concentrated tear gas and its propellant in enclosed spaces.