Coatesville police seeking early-morning arsonist
Two cars were reportedly set ablaze at Rosemont and Walnut
Two car fires led Coatesville police and firefighters to Rosemont Avenue and Walnut Street on Wednesday at 5:20 a.m., Officer Carmen Mollichella reported. Upon arrival, police determined that a 2008 Pontiac coupe and a 2007 Ford sedan had been set ablaze after rags were stuffed into the gas tanks, police said. Both vehicles were unoccupied,...
Police seek leads on possible Chestnut St. arson
Home burns on same block where mother and son died in Sept., 2012
Police say a suspicious fire happened in the early morning hours Sunday on E. Chestnut St., just doors away from the row home where a city woman and her young son died in a fire in September. Above, emergency responders attend to more than 30 displaced people at the time of the September fire.
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Fire chief urges residents to be vigilant
A predawn garage fire on Friday has been ruled an arson.
Predawn blaze that destroyed a garage has been ruled an arson
Now that the Chester County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that the Friday garage fire that prompted the evacuation of 29 nearby residents was intentionally set, Acting Fire Chief Jim Lentz has issued a reminder for residents to be vigilant.
The predawn fire in the rear of...
