School buses set aflame near Coatesville

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School buses set aflame near Coatesville

POSTED: Monday, February 23, 2009, 10:15 PM
Filed Under: News
Seven school buses were purposely set on fire.
msnbc.com

The fires keep on coming.

Two weeks ago, Doron Taussig and Mike Newall gave you the scoop on Coatesville, a town 45 minutes outside of Philadelphia where a rash of arsons have been devastating people's lives since last year. Then, last week, we informed you that 19-year-old Rodger Barlow had been arrested and charged for nine of the fires, which was followed by the arrest of his friend Mark Gilliam for one more.

Despite these arrests, seven school buses were torched this weekend at North Brandywine Middle School, which is two miles away from Coatesville.

Via MSNBC:

Firefighters were called to the school in Chester County at approximately 3 a.m. Sunday. Investigators say the fires were deliberately set.

The buses could be seen smoldering as officials surveyed the damage. Some were drivable and others were destroyed. Damages from the fire total at least $400,000.

"Obviously we have more than one fire setter by the number of arrests we've had and also by another fire here today," John Hageman of the ATF said.

Local police are offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest for the arsons.

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