Crime & Safety
Lower East Side Synagogue Fire: Teen Charged With Arson, Police Say
A 14-year-old has charged with arson in connection to the fire that destroyed a LES synagogue on Sunday.
LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — A teenager has been charged with arson in connection with the fire that destroyed a Lower East Side synagogue, according to police.
An NYPD spokeswoman confirmed to Patch that a 14-year-old had been charged after Sunday's fire. The teenager was not named by police because he is a minor.
FDNY officials continue to investigate the fire, which destroyed the vacant Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue and took hours to extinguish. A department spokesman told Patch on Wednesday morning that the exact cause of the fire was still not known.
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