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Thursday, December 4, 2025 5:41PM

ShopRite worker on Staten Island charged with starting store fire on night before Thanksgiving

The worker allegedly started the fire on a shelf containing paper goods.

STATEN ISLAND (WABC) — A ShopRite employee accused of starting a fire inside the store the night before Thanksgiving has been arrested, officials announced.

According to the FDNY, surveillance video shows 21-year-old Dominick Sacchetti starting the fire on a shelf stocked with paper goods.

The flames spread quickly, causing an estimated $100,000 in damages.

A shopper used a fire extinguisher to control the flames before firefighters arrived.

No injuries were reported.

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