Rochester, NY – A Rochester man has been charged by the Rochester Fire Department’s Arson Task Force with Arson in the Second Degree after police say he set fire to a house while two children were inside it.
According to the Rochester Fire Department, 37-year-old Jerome Tavolino was arrested Saturday after police received a tip from a concerned citizen.
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Shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, firefighters were called to 179 Kilmar St. for the report of a structure fire. The blaze was put out after a short amount of time.
According to firefighters, the preliminary investigation into the blaze revealed that two children, an 11-year-old boy and his three-year-old sister, were in the house at the time of the fire.
Firefighters say the boy helped his sister escape the house by pulling her through a bedroom window and onto the roof of the house garage.
Tavolino is currently being held in Monroe County Jail awaiting arraignment.
