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Reward Raised for Info on Brush Fire Arson

DELAWARE STATE FOREST — The reward for information on a big brush fire in Monroe and Pike Counties is going up. Bureau of Forestry officials said the rewa...
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DELAWARE STATE FOREST -- The reward for information on a big brush fire in Monroe and Pike Counties is going up.

Bureau of Forestry officials said the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever set the fires is now $15,000.

The fires started on April 20 and burned until May 2 in the Delaware State Forest in Monroe and Pike Counties.

Officials estimate the arson scorched 8,000 acres of woodlands.

Information that could lead to the reward can be forwarded to bureau Special Investigator Terry Smith, 717-362-1472; terrsmith@pa.gov; or by calling 570-895-4000.

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