COATESVILLE, Pa. (AP) - January 3, 2009 State Police Fire Marshal John Clifford says during a seven-hour
period that began at 9:35 p.m. New Year's Day, there were three
arsons in Coatesville and one in nearby Valley Township.
More than a dozen fires were set in the Coatesville area in
2008. Police identified three arson suspects last month, including
one who is charged in a Dec. 7 fire that killed 83-year-old Irene
Kempest. She had been imprisoned in a German work camp during World
War II.
Coatesville has a population of about 11,000 and is about 35
miles west of Philadelphia.
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