A Lengthy Island man was arrested late Monday night time following a home hearth that killed three pets and mobilized dozens of firefighters in Plainview, authorities stated.
Almost 100 firefighters from six totally different departments battled the fireplace, which was primarily concentrated within the again portion of the residence, in accordance with Bethpage Hearth Division Chief Francis DeBobes.
“We had a fire out the rear of the house, the entire rear of the house, and coming out the front door,” DeBobes stated.
Afterward Monday, the Nassau County Police Division arrested 40-year-old Jahan Kia in reference to the fireplace.
Kia, who’s described as a tenant of the residence, is charged with arson, felony mischief and animal cruelty, on-line court docket data present. He’s believed to have began the fireplace within the basement stairwell.
The fireplace was extinguished in about half-hour, officers stated. Whereas no residents had been injured through the blaze, two canine and one cat had been reportedly killed.
Two firefighters had been transported to a close-by hospital for smoke inhalation and burns to their arms.
Kia is scheduled to be arraigned in Nassau District Court docket on Tuesday.
Underneath New York legislation, an individual convicted of third-degree arson — outlined as “intentionally [damaging] a building or motor vehicle by starting a fire or causing an explosion” — can resist 15 years in jail.
