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Man Dies After Trying To Set Family On Fire

Man Dies After Trying To Set Family On Fire

(Lancaster County, PA) -- A Lancaster County man is dead and his family is in the hospital after authorities say he tried to set them all on fire. According to officers in Lancaster Township, 46-year-old Simon Hen poured gasoline all over his home and himself early yesterday morning then ignited it with a lighter while two sons tried to stop him. Hen was pronounced dead, while his sons and a 19-year-old woman suffered severe burns. Investigators said Hen was angry about his impending separation from his wife.


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