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Friday January, 10 2014 @ 04:30:56 Nature: Structure Fire - Assist Rehoboth Beach (86) Address: 500 - 599 Fourth St., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 Early Friday morning, January 10th, the Indian River (80) and Lewes (82) fire companies were alerted to assist Rehoboth Beach (86) Volunteer Fire Company with a working structure fire in the Tru Vale Acres development. Emergency response units from Indian River included Engine #80-1 from the Oak Orchard facility and Engine #80-5 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police. Emergency response crew assignments for Indian River were downgraded while enroute to include stand-by coverage for Rehoboth’s Station 2 on Coastal Highway and Station 3 on John J. Williams Highway. Engine #80-1 proceeded to the Coastal Highway location whine Engine #80-5 handled the John J. Williams Highway location. The Delaware State Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating the incident. Additional information may be located via the following websites: • WGMD Radio 92.7 – www.wgmd.com http://wgmd.com/common/more.php?m=49&action=blog&r=51&post_id=87981 Early Morning Rehoboth Area Fire Ruled Arson Jan 10, 2014 -- 6:30pm The State Fire Marshal says that a fire that started around 4:30 this morning in Tru Vale Acres was arson. Rehoboth Beach firefighters found the unoccupied house trailer fully engulfed in flames. Fire officials are looking for information into who started that fire – damage is estimated at $10,000. Anyone with information – call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. • WDEL Radio 105.9 FM – Delaware 105.9 FM http://delaware1059.com/story.php?id=6353 Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:19pm UPDATE: Fire at vacant Rehoboth trailer home was deliberately set By Mark Fowser Investigators say a fire at a vacant trailer home in Rehoboth Beach was deliberately set. The trailer home was engulfed in flames when members of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company arrived at the scene in the 500-block of South Drive in Tru Vale Acres. • News-Journal Newspaper – www.delawareonline.com http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20140111/NEWS01/301110046/2-junior-firefighters-charged-arson
2 junior firefighters charged with arson
Two junior firefighters were charged with arson Friday after a mobile home was set on fire near Rehoboth Beach, an official said this morning. The fire, spotted by a passerby about 4:30 a.m., caused extensive damage to the unoccupied home in the 500 block of South Drive in the Tru-Vale Acres community. The two Rehoboth-area boys arrested Friday night, 16 and 17 years old, were charged with felony arson, burglary and conspiracy, said Michael G. Chionchio, assistant state fire marshal. He said both are junior members of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company. About 50 volunteers from the Rehoboth and Lewes fire companies extinguished the blaze. The two teens were committed to Stevenson House detention center in Milford in lieu of $3,500 secured bond each. Damage to the home was estimated at $10,000. Chionchio said there were no injuries. |
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