COAL TOWNSHIP - Coal Township Police are investigating a suspected case of arson involving a tractor on coal company land along Route 125.
Detective Jeff Brennan said a 1993 John Deere tractor was set on fire early Wednesday morning. The blaze rekindled Thursday morning, and emergency responders were called out to again extinguish the fire.
The site of the fire is about 1-mile into the coal land from the state highway, and about 1-mile south of Burnside.
The tractor is owned by Synagro Corp., Whiteford, Md., and was being used and stored on the grounds of Blaschak Coal Co.
The vehicle is valued at about $20,000 and is a total loss, Brennan said.