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Mason County man arrested on suspicion arson, accused of endangering dozens
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A 37-year-old man is in the Mason County Jail tonight booked on charges of arson and unlawful possession of a firearm. He’s suspected of setting two overnight fires and risking the lives of dozens of people who at the time were fast asleep.
Nearly two dozen people were asleep early morning Friday when someone poured gasoline on the front porch of the Gethsemane Ministries a rehab facility and left the building to burn.
“The front of the building was fully engulfed before the fire department got here,” said lead pastor Brian Hellenthal.
Hellenthal is the lead pastor – he says it’s a miracle no one was hurt.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/mason-county-man-arrested-suspected-arson/281-36077002-7e15-4932-b8d2-8fe35f9ed8df