Two South Carolina Firefighters Arrested for Starting Fire

Officials have arrested two firefighters and another man Sunday for setting a fire which burned a wooded area in Aiken.
May 23, 2004

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) -- Officials have arrested two firefighters and another man Sunday for setting a fire which burned a wooded area in Aiken, said the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.

Justin T. Minor, 17, of Vauclose; Gary L. Graham, 17, of Aiken; Samuel R. Langley, 20, of Aiken are charged with willfully burning lands of another. Graham and Langley are firefighters with the Eureka Volunteer Fire Department.

A witness spotted the fire and saw the men leaving the area. At least one of the men will likely face more charges, officials said.

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