Pennsylvania Firefighters Charged In Barn Blaze They Fought

March 31, 2003
Davidsville--Four young adults, three of them volunteer firefighters, have been accused of setting a fire earlier this month that destroyed a barn
Courtesy of Tribune Democrat

By Ted Potts

Four young adults, three of them volunteer firefighters, have been accused of setting a fire earlier this month that destroyed a barn on West Campus Avenue in Davidsville.

Two of the accused are adults and two are juveniles. They may be connected to other blazes, police said.

Detective Robert Fatula of Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, police discussed the arrests at a press conference yesterday at the department on Route 403 near Davidsville.

Fatula identified the owner of the barn as John Palenik. The detective listed the damage

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