Search for Arsonist in NEPA Apartment Building Fire
By: Mark Hiller
Updated: December 10, 2012
One tenant did live inside the torched building. He got out safely and received help from the Red Cross. Meanwhile, fire crews had to battle more than flames. The rear porch that was set ablaze was filled with garbage, automobile parts and other debris. "Pretty much all that you see outside there was what was on the porch on the point of origin," said Dupont Volunteer Hose Company Chief Donald Hudzinski, Jr.
Five fire companies helped save the building. Neighbors who now know an arsonist wanted to destroy it find the fire unsettling. "It's a little nerve racking. I'm thinking about buying cameras for around the house just to be safe," said Mr. Gitkos who became a crime victim last week. Someone snipped his outdoor christmas light decorations. Now, he's wondering if the person who did that is the same one who set his neighbor's apartment on fire.
