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Northern York Regional police were called to the 2400 block of Pin Oak Drive around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, May 23. They arrived to find a white 1994 GMC Safari minivan fully engulfed in flames.
York Area United Fire and Rescue extinguished the fire and 55-year-old Thomas Rooney was found dead in the van, police said. No one else was injured.
Witnesses told police that Rooney had been in and out of the van since about 10 p.m., "constantly revving the engine."
The cause of the fire remains undetermined and is under investigation by the Fire Marshal's Office, they added.
Anyone with information is asked to call NYCRPD at 717-467-8355 or email tips@nycrpd.org.
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