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12-Year-Old Chester County Boy Set Basement Fire Days After Christmas: State Police 12-Year-Old Chester County Boy Set Basement Fire Days After Christmas: State Police
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,…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities ID Woman, 62, Killed In Montgomery County Fire Authorities ID Woman, 62, Killed In Montgomery County Fire
Authorities ID Woman, 62, Killed In Montgomery County Fire A 62-year-old woman died Monday of injuries sustained in a two-alarm Montgomery County apartment fire over the weekend, officials said.  Joann Maletto, of Upper Gwynedd Township, was pronounced dead Monday morning by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office, Upper Gwynedd Township Fire Marshal Jeff Tomczak said. Crews from Upper Gwynedd and automatic aide responded to the 29 Kearny Dr. blaze around 12:30 p.m., where neighbors were able to help them locate Maletto on the second floor, the fire marshal said. "Rescue attempts were made, but smoke and heat conditions pushed them ba…

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by Cecilia Levine