Pa. firefighters charged with conspiracy in live burn case

By Michael Jones
The Observer-Reporter

MCDONALD, Pa. — The state attorney general's office charged two McDonald firefighters and another man with conspiring to burn down a house for fire training purposes despite knowing it contained asbestos.

The charges were filed against the three men Feb. 20 following a yearlong investigation into why a controlled burn was allowed at 118 W. Lincoln Ave. in McDonald.

State investigators arrested Thomas Krenn, a 30-year veteran and assistant chief of McDonald Volunteer Fire Department, Mark Slack, a 20-year member and first assistant chief, and Dale Csonka, a local businessman. Richard Bosco, a special agent for the state attorney general's office, filed the charges through District Judge Valarie Costanzo's office, and all three men were released on $20,000 unsecured bond.

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