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Teenager Arrested and 5 Others Sought in Deadly July 4 Fire in Washington State
Investigators say cellphone data, surveillance footage and more than 50 search warrants identified the suspects after the fire killed one resident and burned 100 structures.
- On Thursday, Douglas County Sheriff Tyler Caille announced the arrest of an 18-year-old in Washington for manslaughter and arson connected to a deadly July 4 fire.
- The teen from Kent was setting off illegal fireworks from a truck when one landed in roadside brush, igniting the fast-moving blaze, Caille said.
- Destruction from the Chelan Hills Fire includes roughly 15.6 square miles burned, more than 100 structures destroyed, and one person dead.
- Earlier this week, authorities identified the victim as 69-year-old Orondo resident Robert Lister, whose vehicle slid off the road and was consumed by flames.
- Caille is seeking five others involved in the crimes, urging them to surrender or "we will come find you," noting all suspects are over 18.
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Teenager arrested and 5 others sought in deadly July 4 fire in Washington state
An 18-year-old in Washington state has been arrested for the investigation of manslaughter and arson in connection with a deadly July 4 fire, a county sheriff said Thursday.
·New York, United States
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Fireworks caused Chelan fire; 1 of 6 suspects arrested, sheriff says
Six adults are suspected of setting off illegal fireworks on July 4 that sparked the catastrophic Chelan Hills wildfire – an inferno that ravaged 15 square miles of central Washington, killed one resident and burned down 19 homes, Douglas County Sheriff Tyler Caille said Thursday.
·Spokane, United States
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