Police: Suspect in custody after lighting several fires on street in North Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a man is in custody after he lit several fires on a city street Wednesday morning in North Philadelphia.
Police were dispatched to the area of Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue around 8:30 a.m. Responding officers found six fires including a burning dumpster and several engulfed piles of trash.
Approximately an hour and a half later, authorities arrested a suspect at the 69th Street SEPTA station. Police believe the man in custody intentionally set the fires.
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No injuries have been reported as a result of the fires. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact police.
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