My town is the top story on cnn.com (on TV, too)!

[bbernardini]

30 arsons between 2008 and now, 15 in 2009 alone. Last night's destroyed 15 homes.

On edit: Coatesville, PA. It's the TOP STORY on cnn.com. The link is www.cnn.com. :)

[Lithos]

1. How is the housing market?

n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Scary.

[NNN0LHI]

3. Fire Dept. has been very busy around here putting out house fires lately too

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. I just saw the story! Stay safe!

[Obamarama]

5. And should we use ESP to determine which town that might be since no link is provided?

Not being harpy...just a friendly reminder to avoid "hit and run" posts (which us what I call posts that say something along the lines of "OMG...I can't beleive what so-and-so just said on MSNBC," with no background information at all and no link.

[bbernardini]

10. "My town is the top story on cnn.com!"

The link is www.cnn.com. :)

[MADem]

6. Wow, that's some sick bastard setting those fires. Hope it ain't a firefighter.

That's been known to happen.

Link to your story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/25/pennsylvania.fires/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

....Authorities in the city announced a state of emergency on Sunday. In a statement, Coatesville City Manager Harry Walker said the declaration would allow him to "promulgate whatever special rules and regulations necessary to protect" citizens.

It would also let him request assistance from other municipalities and "enter into contracts, employ temporary personnel, rent equipment, purchase supplies without regard to the normal procedures and formalities prescribed by law," Walker wrote.

Authorities have been imploring residents to remove anything flammable from outside their homes -- including porch furniture and trash.

Standing outside the latest blaze early Sunday, resident Janet Jackson said it had broken out just behind her house.

"I woke up and everything was in flames," she said, adding, "It's really scary. ... I mean we're all afraid to even be in our houses right now."

...

[rucky]

7. I will bet you $100 bucks it's a firefighter doing them.

[whistle]

9. Why would that be the case?

[whistle]

8. Arson epidemic across the country, I've driven through several middle class

...neighborhoods in Orlando FL and seen homes gutted by recent fires

[TheDebbieDee]

11. Maybe the arsonists are frustrated homeowners

facing foreclosure...........maybe that can't find any other way to cope or slow things down.

[ColbertWatcher]

12. Congratulations? n/t

[bbernardini]

13. Okay, it's not the top story anymore. Link inside:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/25/pennsylvania.fires/index.html?eref=rss_topstories