A man set two work trucks on fire, one on March 11 and one on March 12, 2025, in West Hempfield, Pennsylvania. The man set a dump truck belonging to a tree care company on fire on the evening of March 11. He then set a bucket truck belonging to the company on fire on the morning of March 12, and the fire spread to a nearby barn. The man was charged, and stated he was angry with the tree-company owner, according to a LancasterOnline.com report.
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