Police say they are investigating an arson attack at U.S. governor’s residence

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his household had been evacuated in a single day from the official governor’s residence after somebody set fireplace to the constructing, police mentioned Sunday.

Nobody was injured and the fireplace was extinguished, in accordance with authorities.

The fireplace broke out in a single day on the primary evening of the Jewish vacation of Passover, which Shapiro and his household had celebrated on the governor’s official residence within the state capital of Harrisburg. Pennsylvania State Police mentioned in a press release that, whereas the investigation was ongoing, they had been “ready to say presently that this was an act of arson.”

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Police gave no different particulars about the reason for the fireplace on the riverfront mansion, which was constructed within the Nineteen Sixties.

In a press release, Shapiro, seen as a possible White Home contender for the Democratic Get together in 2028, mentioned he and his household awakened at about 2 a.m. to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after the fireplace broke out.

The Harrisburg Bureau of Hearth was known as to the residence and, whereas they labored to place out the fireplace, police evacuated Shapiro and his household from the residence safely, Shapiro mentioned.

“Thank God nobody was injured and the fireplace was extinguished,” Shapiro mentioned in a press release.

On Sunday, fireplace injury was seen on the residence’s south aspect, primarily to a big room typically used for entertaining crowds and artwork shows. There was nonetheless a police presence early Sunday afternoon as yellow tape cordoned off an alleyway and an officer led a canine exterior a iron safety fence.

State police are main the investigation. The company supplied a reward of as much as $10,000 for data resulting in an arrest and conviction.