Philadelphia police looking for suspect accused of arson on Christmas Day
The incident happened on the 1600 block of Francis Street just after midnight on Christmas.
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The incident happened on the 1600 block of Francis Street just after midnight on Christmas.
Officials believe someone intentionally set the fire. The majority of the building is undamaged.
The building hosted the first Continental Congress in 1774.
Police say a man set fire to a home on the 4200 block of Passmore Street early Saturday.
"I don't understand how somebody can be so evil," the mother of the victim said.
Aaron Clark is charged with arson and first-degree murder.
First-degree murder and arson charges are filed Tuesday against a suspect in a deadly fire in Darby Township.
A Philadelphia mother is speaking out after her son was arrested for arson. She's also pleading to get him help.
Surveillance video shows the alleged suspect lighting something on fire and then throwing it into the apartment.
Surveillance video shows the suspect lighting something on fire and then throwing it in to an off-campus apartment.
The vehicle was a Jeep. Police say the man has not been identified.
There was pure panic in Southwest Philadelphia after police say a home in the 6000 block of Trinity Street was intentionally set on fire Wednesday morning.
Police say the man was seen in surveillance video setting a fire in the backyard of a home near 18th and Wharton Streets last Friday.
The suspect was caught on camera carrying a red plastic gasoline container.
More than 150 jugs of gasoline were found inside the home on North 59th Street on Aug. 1.
