Pair of Linden firefighters accused of setting fire to company’s storage shed

By M.K. Luther — mkluther@nvdaily.com

LINDEN — Two Linden volunteer firefighters are facing arson charges following a Christmas Day blaze, according to the Warren County Fire and Rescue Department.

Linden Fire and Rescue Station volunteer firefighters Darren Russo, 19, of Linden, and Troy Elsea, 18, of Front Royal, were arrested and charged in relation to the Saturday fire at Linden Beverage Co. on Dismal Hollow Road, according to Warren County Fire Chief Richard Mabie.

Russo was arrested Saturday, and is charged with arson. Elsea was arrested Monday and is charged with conspiracy to commit arson, according to Mabie.

On Saturday, fire crews responded to a storage shed fire at 3:15 a.m. After determining the fire was suspicious, the Warren County Department of Fire and Rescue Services’ investigator was brought in, according to Mabie.

“We eliminated what we felt were any accidental causes,” Mabie said. Crews also detected “the odor of an accelerant,” Mabie said.

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