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Police Probe Dumpster Fires

Police Probe Dumpster Fires - Monday, March 16, 2009 at 5:23PM EST

Reported by: Jeremy Deebel
Monday, Mar 16, 2009 @ 05:23pm EST
South Williamsport, Lycoming County-

Police want to know who’s setting Dumpster fires in one part of central Pennsylvania.

South Williamsport police are investigating two fires set over the weekend within a block of each other.

Firefighters fought one blaze at a Dumpster behind the Yen King Restaurant near Lincoln Avenue.

They were called out again to extinguish flames in another Dumpster near the J. P. Stone building just off Market Street.

Police say it appears both fires were intentionally set.