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DORRANCE TWP. — Police have made an arrest in a suspected arson after a home went up in flames late Saturday night.
Randy Joseph Ypst, 32 of Nanticoke has been charged with arson, reckless endangerment and criminal trespass after police say that he intentionally set the fire that destroyed the home of Curtis and Diana Rollar.
Engines from Nuangola, Slocum, Mountain Top, Dorrance and Berwick responded to reports of a residential structure fire around 7 p.m. at 328 Sunset Drive in Dorrance Township, Mountain Top.
The home was completely engulfed in flames and appears to be a total loss. The Rollars were not home at the time of the blaze but were alerted to the fire by a security camera notification sent to their phone.
The video surveillance showed Yost setting the fire and taking pictures of it, also using leaves and yard debris in an attempt to stoke the flames, according to police.
The arson is currently being investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police Hazleton Criminal Investigation Unit and the Troop N Fire Marshal.
