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Published November 17, 2009 05:57 pm - A former northeastern Pennsylvania volunteer firefighter will spend at least 10 years in prison for a string of arsons that caused millions of dollars in damage. Firefighter sentenced on arson charges SCRANTON — A former northeastern Pennsylvania volunteer firefighter will spend at least 10 years in prison for a string of arsons that caused millions of dollars in damage.
Former Whites Crossing volunteer firefighter Benjamin B. Christensen was sentenced Tuesday in Lackawanna County Court. He pleaded no-contest to arson charges in September. Authorities say the Carbondale resident set five fires and conspired with another man in two others between February 2007 and March 2008. Co-defendant Robert Woolaver Jr. is serving a four- to 16-year sentence. A volunteer firefighter suffered a heart attack while battling one of the blazes. 
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