
Arsonist Gets State Prison For Fire In Croydon
by Alex Lloyd Gross
During the early morning of November 5,2023, the Bucks County Carpet Warehouse on Cedar Avenue was intentionally set on fire. Yesterday, Shayne Holland, 26, of Philadelphia learned his fate for setting the fire. Two and a half to six years in state prison.

File photo of the fire.
Holland entered a guilty plea to two counts of arson and one count each of reckless burning, criminal mischief, possession of explosive or incendiary material and disorderly conduct. Security cameras captured his crime. Holland set a pile of trash on fire. That spread to the building. Over $1,000,000 in damage was done.

Albert Fournier, a captain with the Croydon Fire Co., was fighting the fire from inside the building when the catwalk he was on collapsed. He fell more than 12 feet from the attic area to the first-floor and a beam then landed on top of him. He has since recovered.
A reason for setting the fire was not given.