Man Jumps to His Death After Setting Blaze
A man arguing with his girlfriend set fire to two apartments in a downtown Philadelphia high-rise, then plunged to his death from a 23rd-floor balcony as an officer tried to save him by grabbing his sleeve, police said.
Louis Rogers, 24, threw furniture from two balconies before setting the blaze in the city’s well-to-do Society Hill section.
A TV news helicopter captured images of Rogers climbing over the railing; a police officer rushed out and grabbed his sleeve but could not prevent him from falling.
Rogers’ girlfriend, Vanessa Belino, left the building after the fire broke out and was not hurt.
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