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July 2, 1982 - An arson fire kills Diane Snyder and her 37-day-old son in
their Wright Township home. Eleven years later, Snyder's husband, Keith, is
charged in the death. He was convicted in 1994 and later sentenced to serve
two consecutive life terms in prison. Snyder, 48, has continually appealed the
conviction, stating prosecutors waited too long before charging him. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 May 8, 1986 - An arson fire in an abandoned Pringle home killed Thomas
Kelly, 39. Joseph Steven Souder was sentenced to life in prison for
second-degree murder and James Golightly was sentenced to 15 to 30 years on a
third-degree murder charge in connection with the blaze. Police said Golightly
lit the fire with gasoline. Souder purchased the gasoline and drove Golightly
to the home. The two did not know Kelly was inside the house. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; March 15, 1993 - Two volunteer firefighters were killed and three
businesses were destroyed in a downtown Pittston fire. Firefighters John F.
Lombardo, 25, and Leonard Insalaco II, 20, died after the floor collapsed,
burying them under tons of debris in the Vision Associates building. The cause
of the fire was ruled as electrical. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 May 5, 1997 - A fire at Diversified Records Services in Pittston burned
for several days and destroyed millions of business records. The cause of the
fire was ruled as ``undetermined.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 May 12, 1997 - Ten people died in a fire at the Country Manor Personal
Care Home in Harveys Lake. Fire officials said the blaze was started by a
resident, Earl Montgomery, who threw a match on a porch chair. Montgomery was
deemed mentally incompetent and was not charged. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Sept. 2, 1997 - A fire in Plains Township killed a pregnant Sharon Asay
and her two children, ages 4 years and 11 months. The blaze began shortly
after 4 a.m. and spread quickly through 63-65 Hillside Ave. The cause of the
fire has not been determined. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 April 5, 1998 - An arson fire on Hillcrest Avenue in Kingston Township
severely burned a 7-year-old West Pittston girl. Rikki Sue Shotwell suffered
third-degree burns on about 40 percent of her body during the fire. No one has
been charged. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Oct. 31, 1998 - An arson fire in Wilkes-Barre killed 53-year-old Mario
Paternoster. Paternoster's girlfriend, Jacquelyn Sult, pleaded guilty earlier
this year to third-degree murder and was sentenced to serve at least seven
years and 10 months in prison for lighting the fire. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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8 Highly Publicized Fires In Luzerne County