The Times-Tribune
CARBONDALE, Pa. — A state police fire marshal ruled a juvenile playing with matches started a structure fire on Wednesday morning.
The incident happened about 8:15 a.m. at 26 Belmont St. Crews responded to the residence and contained the fire to the building’s exterior. Investigators conducted interviews and learned a boy was playing with the matches and caught a log on fire, which spread to a nearby gas can and sofa cushion, troopers said. When the boy couldn’t extinguish the fire, he called 911.
No one was displaced or injured because of the fire, according to state police.
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