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Volunteer Lawrence firefighter set fire that killed 4, police say

A man who had been a volunteer firefighter was charged with arson and murder Friday in the deaths of four family members in a North Lawrence fire last month.

Caleb Lacey, 19, of Mill Street, Lawrence, was arrested at 10:40 p.m. and charged with four counts of second-degree murder as well as first-degree arson, Nassau police said early Saturday.

At the time of the fire, Lacey was a...

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