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Pa. Firefighter Charged With Blaze

March 9, 2010

PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Police in one Westmoreland County community said three men have been charged with starting a farmhouse fire and one of the accused is a firefighter. Penn Township police said Eric Penska, who is a volunteer firefighter for Irwin Borough, along with Jeffrey Caprino and Jaime Wright, admitted to setting the fire on Friday. Police said no one was inside the building in the 3800 block of Baker School Road at the time of the fire.

PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. --

Police in one Westmoreland County community said three men have been charged with starting a farmhouse fire and one of the accused is a firefighter.

Penn Township police said Eric Penska, who is a volunteer firefighter for Irwin Borough, along with Jeffrey Caprino and Jaime Wright, admitted to setting the fire on Friday.

Police said no one was inside the building in the 3800 block of Baker School Road at the time of the fire.

All three are facing charges in connection with the alleged arson, police said.