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Man Severely Burned In Pennsylvania Wildfire, Charged With Arson: Police Man Severely Burned In Pennsylvania Wildfire, Charged With Arson: Police
Man Severely Burned In Pennsylvania Wildfire, Charged With Arson: Police A man accused of setting one of the wild fire across Pennsylvania has been charged with multiple felonies, police announced Monday, Nov. 18. Malcolm Kellogg suffered severe burns to his upper body in the blaze on Blue Mountain near Autumn Oaks Drive and Box Elder Court on Friday, Nov. 8, according to the Lower Paxton Bureau of Police. The fire started after Kellogg, who was previously cited for illegally dumping trash at the same location, allegedly lit the debris on fire instead of removing it as directed. The flames spread quickly, endangering nearby homes and residents, police said. Mor…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Bethlehem Police Interrupt Man Torching Apartment After Neighbors Call 911, Authorities Say Bethlehem Police Interrupt Man Torching Apartment After Neighbors Call 911, Authorities Say
Bethlehem Police Interrupt Man Torching Apartment After Neighbors Call 911, Authorities Say Police arrived to what would have been an arson fire in Bethlehem seconds before the apartment went up in flames last Wednesday, authorities said. Gasoline had been poured on the kitchen floor of a stove, which was smoking, when authorities arrived two 631 Center Street March 31 around 2 p.m., Betlehem police said. Joshua Bartholomew, 32, had broken through a wall connected to an adjoining apartment and warned that he was burning the house down, authorities said. Bartholomew was promptly taken into custody and charged with arson and risking a catastrophe. He was arraigned and committed to…

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by Cecilia Levine