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Two FDNY Firefighters Arrested For Firehouse Arson


fdny1.jpgTwo FDNY firefighters have been arrested on charges of setting fire to a city firehouse, WCBSTV reported on Sunday night..

Michael Izzo, 30, and Richard Capece, 31, are accused of using a flammable liquid to set an apparatus door on fire at Engine 34 headquarters at approximately 2:15AM Saturday morning at 440 West 38th Street, the fire commissioner said.. A firefighter on the scene saw smoke entering the firehouse alerted on-duty firefighters, who extinguished the flame. No one was hurt.

In a statement, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta called the incident “an outrageous, depraved act that should be prosecuted to the full extent under the law.”

The Fire Department did not release any information on what could have motivated the men to set the fire.

(Source: WCBSTV)



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