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Man Charged With Setting Three Brush Fires In September Pleads Not Guilty Man Charged With Setting Three Brush Fires In September Pleads Not Guilty
Man Charged With Setting Three Brush Fires In September Pleads Not Guilty A man is being charged for setting three brush fires in late September. Henry P. Dextraze, 66, of New Hampshire, but formerly of Leominster, is believed to have inadvertently started three fires within days of each other this fall, according to the Sentinel and Enterprise. The fires happened on Sept. 20, 22, and 24 with the first two being small and in the Leominster State Forest around Elm Street. The last fire on Sept. 24 lit up an area of Mt. Elam Road in the state forest and went on to consume 3.4 acres in flames. It took firefighters two days to extinguish the fire. Dextraze alleged…

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by Kristin Palpini