Police: Sedgrick Jason Intentionally Set Fire In East Flatbush Building, Injuring 7
Jason lives in the building on East 95th Street near Clarkson Avenue. He faces assault and reckless endangerment charges.
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Jason lives in the building on East 95th Street near Clarkson Avenue. He faces assault and reckless endangerment charges.
The flames were so intense some residents escaped by jumping out of a window.
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The incident started early Saturday morning when police pulled over a 44-year-old man for running a red light in the area of Claredon Road and East 45th Street.
Surveillance video shows the suspect go behind the counter and grab a bottle of detergent. When the 47-year-old employee comes out and confronts her, the woman repeatedly bashes her in the face with the bottle.
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After extinguishing the flames, they found an 80-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive suffering burns.
Three other EMTs were also hurt and treated at the scene.
The officer was rushed to a local hospital and is critically hurt.
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