Overview
- The flag outside a home on the 400 block of North Queen Street, which was set on fire Tuesday around 9:30 p.m., suffered burns but the blaze did not spread because it was nylon.
- Ring camera video shared with WGAL shows a hooded person approach the flag and hold a lighter to it with their face obscured.
- The Lancaster City Bureau of Police opened an attempted-arson investigation, requested tips or additional video from the public, and reported no arrests so far.
- Homeowners Tuc To and Peter Helman say past flags were stolen or damaged, yet they feel supported by neighbors and will raise a new flag once the rain stops.
- To, a primary care doctor who provides gender-affirming care, said the attempt posed real danger in their row-home setting where fire could spread to adjacent houses.