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Electrician Arrested for Arson in New York

Aug. 26, 2015
The electrician allegedly started a fire that ultimately destroyed the salt shed and several pieces of Thruway heavy equipmen

An electrician has been charged with arson in a massive fire that destroyed a New York State Thruway Larchmont salt shed last week.

According to a report from CBS New York, Richard T. Cass, 54, a Thruway electrician, was at the salt shed after business hours where he “recklessly started a fire that ultimately destroyed the salt shed and several pieces of Thruway heavy equipment.”

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