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Fires set at 2 unoccupied Millsboro homes
May 14, 2021
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MILLSBORO, Del. (AP) Fire officials in Delaware are investigating fires they say were set at two unoccupied homes in Sussex County.
News outlets report that the Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal announced that fires broke out at two homes next to each other on Oak Orchard Road in Millsboro this week.
The first fire was reported Wednesday afternoon and the other was reported the next day. The Indian River Volunteer Fire Company quickly extinguished both fires.
Both fires were intentionally set and were associated with other criminal mischief in the area, the fire marshal’s office said.
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The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal said two intentionally set fires are under investigation in Sussex County.
The fires damaged two unoccupied dwellings located next to each other in the 32000 block of Oak Orchard Road in Millsboro on May 12 and 13, according to a news release.
The fire marshal s office said the first fire was reported on May 12, shortly after 4:30 p.m. and the second fire was reported on May 13. The Indian River Volunteer Fire Company quickly extinguished both fires and mutual aid fire companies assisted.
State fire investigators responded to the scene to determine the fires origin and cause. The fire marshal s office said both turned out to be intentionally set fires that were associated with other criminal mischief in the area.
Fire marshal: Oak Orchard fires intentionally set
An Oak Orchard home was damaged by fire May 12. INDIAN RIVER VOLUNTEER FIRE CO. PHOTOS May 13, 2021
On May 12, a neighboring home was intentionally set on fire, say fire officials.
The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal is currently investigating fires that officials said were intentionally set May 12 and 13, and which damaged two separate unoccupied dwelling structures in Oak Orchard.
The first fire was reported at 4:30 p.m., May 12 in the 32000 block of Oak Orchard Road, followed by a second fire May 13 that damaged a neighboring structure, said John Galaska, chief deputy state fire marshal.
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