Firefighters in Port Henry battled a series of dangerous fires late Sunday, all of them allegedly started by one man, 43-year-old Joseph King.<\/p>\n
King was arrested after authorities say he nearly struck several firefighters with his vehicle while they were trying to extinguish one of the blazes.<\/p>\n
One of the buildings targeted was a large brick structure downtown and authorities told the Plattsburgh Press-Republican<\/a> that the fire could have threatened a major part of the business district.<\/p>\n Essex County Emergency Services Director Donald Jaquish said the Main Street fire did a lot of damage.<\/p>\n “We’re estimating the damage at well over $500,000.”<\/p>\n Had the main Mountain Lake building gone up in flames, he said, “we would have had a far worse disaster.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n