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12-Year-Old Chester County Boy Set Basement Fire Days After Christmas: State Police
A young Chester County boy was arrested after police learned he committed arson in his family home, authorities said.
On Dec. 27, troopers met with the local fire department at a house in the 3200 block of Newark Road in Upper Oxford Township, where a parent told authorities that their 12-year-old son had set a fire in the basement, according to a Jan. 5 news release from Pennsylvania State Police.
Three girls, ages two, 11, and 13, and a seven-year-old boy were also inside the home, state police said.
Some of the items left charred by the fire included an electrical panel, PVC pipe,…
