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Chester City Man Set Fire To Home While Kids Ages 16, 12, 5, 4 Months Were Asleep
A Chester City man was arrested on multiple charges including attempted homicide and aggravated arson after he intentionally set a fire while four kids aged, 16, 12, five, and four months were asleep in a home, authorities announced.
Video surveillance obtained by investigators shows a man -- later identified as 38-year-old Brian Keith Showell -- starting a fire at the back door of the Vauclain Street home on May 13, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's office.
Showell was seen spraying an unknown liquid on the fire, authorities said.
The victim was able to identi…
