Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro And Family Evacuated After “Intentionally Set” Fire At Governor’s Mansion

Penn Live reports:

Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated without incident from the Governor’s Residence early Sunday morning after what state police say was an arson fire at the house. Shapiro said he and his family were awakened by “bangs on the door” from state police troopers.

“The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was on the scene and while they worked to put out the fire, we were evacuated from the Residence safely by Pennsylvania State Police and assisted by Capitol Police,” Shapiro said in a statement.

Police say fire fighters responded to the Governor’s Residence at about 2 a.m. and successfully extinguished the fire but not before it caused “significant damage” to a section of the building. Shapiro and his family were in a different part of the house at the time, police said. In a statement mid-morning on Sunday state police say they believe the fire was intentionally set.

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