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Four Buildings Catch Fire In Glassport
Suspect Arrested Thursday
POSTED: 8:33 am EDT July 28,
2005
UPDATED: 5:54 pm EDT July 28,
2005
GLASSPORT, Pa. -- Emergency crews were called to the scene of a massive fire in Glassport Thursday morning.
The blaze broke out at about 7:45 a.m. along Monongahela Avenue.Investigators said four buildings were involved.That blaze forced police to close the road between 5th and 6th streets.
VIDEO: Suspect Arrested In Glassport Blaze
SLIDESHOW: Photos From Chopper 11
Thursday afternoon police arrested Buster Harper, 28, a man they said played a role in the fire.Harper lived in the apartment where the blaze started with his sister and her two children.Police said Harper admitted to huffing lighter fluid, passing out, and lighting a pipe.When the fire began, Harper awakened the family and made sure his sister and her children got out OK and then disappeared.Harper faces charges include reckless endangerment and arsonOfficials said the blaze was arson.
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SLIDESHOW: Photos From Chopper 11
Thursday afternoon police arrested Buster Harper, 28, a man they said played a role in the fire.Harper lived in the apartment where the blaze started with his sister and her two children.Police said Harper admitted to huffing lighter fluid, passing out, and lighting a pipe.When the fire began, Harper awakened the family and made sure his sister and her children got out OK and then disappeared.Harper faces charges include reckless endangerment and arsonOfficials said the blaze was arson.
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