Fire in the residence of the democratic governor of Pennsylvania – Diepresse.com

In the US state of Pennsylvania there is apparently an arson on the residence of governor Josh Shapiro has been committed, a well -known politician of the opposition Democrats. Shapiro, who had been acted as a possible vice candidate for the Democrats before the presidential election in November, was at home with his family with his family on Sunday, when the police broke out in fire in another part of the building. The police assume arson.

The fire brigade in Pennsylvania’s capital Harrisburg was said to be alerted in the morning around 2:00 a.m. (local time, 8:00 a.m. CEST). « Although the fire could be successfully deleted, part of the residence resulted in considerable damage to property, » said the police. A reward of up to $ 10,000 (a good 8800 euros) was suspended for clues that lead to the arrest and convict of the alleged arsonists.

« Thank God nobody was hurt »

Shapiro wrote in online service X that he and his family were woken up by police officers who had knocked on the door and were brought to safety. « Thank God nobody was injured and the fire was deleted, » he added.

The 51-year-old Shapiro has been governor of Pennsylvania since 2022. In the choice of governors, he prevailed against a right wing politician who was supported by President Donald Trump. Before the presidential election last year, Shapiro was now acted as a possible candidate for the office of Vice President. The democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris finally moved with the governor of Minnesota, Tim WalzAs her vice against Trump.