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Deadly Delaware Water Gap Fire Ruled Arson

Deadly Delaware Water Gap Fire Ruled Arson - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 04:07AM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Wednesday March 31 2010
DELAWARE WATER GAP, MONROE COUNTY -- State police in the Poconos say a fire that killed a well-known diner owner was no accident. Now it's a murder investigation.

Last week fire tore through apartments connected to the Delaware Water Gap Diner. The owner of the diner, Rigas Ioannidis, who lived in the apartments, could not make it out.

Ioannidis was 71-years-old and well-known in the community. No arrests have been made.