Charges Pending for Friday Fire
Charges are pending against the person who set a Hamlin Township building on fire Friday afternoon.
In a fax sent to WESB and The HERO, State Police Fire Marshal Greg Agosti says he and the state Department of Environmental Protection conducted an investigation into the fire at 61 Old Bradford Road at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. “A known actor” ignited the remains of the building, owned by 55-year-old Courtney Ahlberg of Kane, with the intent of disposing of it.
A passing motorist and neighbors reported the fire. Mount Jewett, Hamlin Township and Smethport fire departments responded. No one was hurt, but a nearby building also owned by Ahlberg had minor heat damage.
Agosti says the investigation is continuing and charges are pending.
He and DEP are also reminding people that the Solid Waste Management Act of Pennsylvania (Act 97) states that burning of any solid waste without a permit from DEP constitutes unlawful conduct. DEP does not give permits for burning waste, other than in incinerators. Burning the remains of an entire structure as a substitute for disposal is a violation of Act 97.
In a fax sent to WESB and The HERO, State Police Fire Marshal Greg Agosti says he and the state Department of Environmental Protection conducted an investigation into the fire at 61 Old Bradford Road at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. “A known actor” ignited the remains of the building, owned by 55-year-old Courtney Ahlberg of Kane, with the intent of disposing of it.
A passing motorist and neighbors reported the fire. Mount Jewett, Hamlin Township and Smethport fire departments responded. No one was hurt, but a nearby building also owned by Ahlberg had minor heat damage.
Agosti says the investigation is continuing and charges are pending.
He and DEP are also reminding people that the Solid Waste Management Act of Pennsylvania (Act 97) states that burning of any solid waste without a permit from DEP constitutes unlawful conduct. DEP does not give permits for burning waste, other than in incinerators. Burning the remains of an entire structure as a substitute for disposal is a violation of Act 97.
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