Ex-volunteer firefighter charged in fatal NY fire
Police on Long Island say a former volunteer firefighter has been arrested in connection with a fire that killed a mother and her three children.
Police say 19-year-old Caleb Lacey of Lawrence was charged with first degree arson and four counts of second-degree murder.
Police say Lacey, who was arrested on Friday, was a volunteer member of the Lawrence/Cedarhurst Fire Department. Police did not give a motive.
Morena Vanegas and daughters Andrea and Susanna and son Saul Preza died inside their second-floor apartment in North Lawrence on Feb. 19. Authorities say the fire started in a stairwell, the main escape route from the building.
Lacey will be arraigned Saturday in First District Court in Hempstead.
A police spokesman did not know if Lacey had a lawyer.
(This version CORRECTS corrects spelling of Lacey).)
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