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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Fire at vacant St. Petersburg home believed to be arson

ST. PETERSBURG - Authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed a vacant one story home this afternoon.

The house, located at 1931 43rd St. S, caught fire at about 2:30 p.m. Several palm trees also caught fire.

The fire is believed to be arson, said Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue.

--Times Staff Writer

Posted by Times Editor at 05:39:44 PM on April 22, 2009
in Crime , Pinellas | Permalink |

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I'm wondering how close that is to the home of the boy from St Pete that got shot the other night. Did I read he lived on 43rd St South?

Posted by: marks34668 | Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 08:20 PM

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