"Crime The Webster man was charged with two counts each of arson of a dwelling and malicious damage to a motor vehicle. A Webster man was arrested Thursday after being indicted for allegedly setting a fire that tore through two multi-family homes and displaced 12 families, according to officials. Gerardo Cruz-Rivera, 34, was charged with two counts each of arson of a dwelling and malicious damage to a motor vehicle for a Nov. 13, 2024, fire on Union Street in Southbridge."
"The early-morning blaze was reported just before 3:30 a.m. and prompted a response from more than a dozen regional fire departments, officials said. The families all escaped safely but lost their homes and possessions, and one Southbridge firefighter was taken to the hospital for an injury he suffered during the response. Police and fire officials later investigated and determined that the fire had been intentionally set at the rear of 5-7 Union St. and spread from that area, according to officials."
Gerardo Cruz-Rivera, 34, was indicted and arrested on two counts each of arson of a dwelling and malicious damage to a motor vehicle for a Nov. 13, 2024 fire on Union Street in Southbridge. The early-morning blaze tore through two multi-family homes and displaced 12 families. More than a dozen regional fire departments responded, and all families escaped safely, though one Southbridge firefighter was hospitalized for an injury. Investigators determined the fire was intentionally set at the rear of 5-7 Union St. and spread from that area. A Worcester County grand jury indicted Cruz-Rivera Sept. 22; he was arraigned and held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing Oct. 1.
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