Police searching for suspect accused of throwing incendiary devices at Tacony home, starting fire

Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a house fire in Tacony. 

Police say the suspect, who they are asking for the public's help to identify, was caught on video on the 4900 block of Wellington Street around 3:51 a.m. on June 30. 

According to authorities, the suspect got out of a car and threw an incendiary device at a house. 

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The first device went out, but a second device struck the home causing a fire, police say. 

The suspect's car was last seen going east on Wellington Street before going south on State Road. 

Anyone with information is urged to contact police at 215-686-8477 or submit an anonymous tip online. 

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