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Arsonist Set Fire To West Chester Building With People Inside, Police Say Arsonist Set Fire To West Chester Building With People Inside, Police Say
Arsonist Set Fire To West Chester Building With People Inside, Police Say A man is charged with arson after police say he set fire to an occupied building in West Chester last month.  Mark Benziner, 53, of West Chester, is charged with felony arson, risking catastrophe, reckless endangerment, and related counts, said Borough police in a statement.  Investigators say that on Monday, Feb. 20, Benzinger went to the rear of a structure on the 100 block of West Miner Street and set fire to the building just after 6:30 p.m. Borough firefighters were joined by the West Whiteland Fire Company and knocked down the fire with only two engines, they said on Facebook at the …

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by Mac Bullock
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3 Firefighters Hurt In Blaze At West Chester Apartment Complex 3 Firefighters Hurt In Blaze At West Chester Apartment Complex
3 Firefighters Hurt In Blaze At West Chester Apartment Complex Three firefighters were hurt after battling a major apartment complex fire Thursday morning in West Chester, authorities said. The two-alarm fire at West Chester University's off-campus two-story housing complex on South Franklin Street was reported around 4:20 a.m., according to the West Chester Borough Fire Department. Heavy fire was showing from the roof of the building, the department said. A video posted on Twitter by West Chester Public Information Officer Dave March shows heavy flames engulfing a second-floor unit. Apartment fire West Chester Borough pic.twitter.com/IRCvTnqkdy …

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by Nicole Acosta
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West Chester Fire Crews Rescue Man Trapped In Flood Water West Chester Fire Crews Rescue Man Trapped In Flood Water
West Chester Fire Crews Rescue Man Trapped In Flood Water Fire crews rescued a man from floodwater in West Chester early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Crews arrived at approximately 6:50 a.m with rescue boats after EMS had limited access to the man who was in the floodwater along the 400 block of Cottage Lane, West Chester Borough Fire Department Public Information Officer Dave March told Daily Voice. West Chester rescue June 9West Chester PD West Chester rescue June 9West Chester PD Crews were able to safely free the man without injury, March said. The houses on Cottage Lane run along a river, which with heavy rain showers, can eas…

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by Nicole Acosta