{"id":2423033,"date":"2025-04-13T13:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T17:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-and-family-evacuated-after-arsonist-sets-fire-to-mansion-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T13:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T17:02:44","slug":"shapiro-and-family-evacuated-after-arsonist-sets-fire-to-mansion-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-and-family-evacuated-after-arsonist-sets-fire-to-mansion-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Shapiro and family evacuated after &#8216;arsonist&#8217; sets fire to mansion &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshapiro-and-family-evacuated-after-arsonist-sets-fire-to-mansion-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated from the governor&#8217;s residence in Harrisburg after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historic-117-year-old-portland-church-to-be-demolished-after-arson-attack\/\" title=\"Historic 117-Year-Old Portland Church To Be Demolished After Arson Attack\">arsonist set<\/a> the mansion on fire early Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 2 AM, prompting the Pennsylvania State Police to alert the Shapiro family with loud knocks on their door.Fortunately, they were safely evacuated without injury while firefighters contained the fire, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">caused significant damage<\/a> to a portion of the residence. The Pennsylvania State Police confirmed that they are investigating the event as an act of arson. Just hours prior to the attack, Shapiro had posted well wishes for Passover on social media, sharing a photo of his Seder table. Shapiro expressed gratitude to law enforcement and first responders for ensuring his family&#8217;s safety during the frightening ordeal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Josh Shapiro and family evacuated from home after &lsquo;arsonist&rsquo; sets fire to mansion<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2089941\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) said an arsonist set fire to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a> governor&rsquo;s mansion early Sunday morning, causing him and his family to need to be evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor&rsquo;s Residence in Harrisburg,&rdquo; Shapiro <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovernorShapiro\/status\/1911426722257314092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-really-to-blame-for-misinformation-online\/\" title=\"Who\u2019s Really\u00a0To Blame For Misinformation Online?\u00a0\">social media&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-your-land\/3375325\/albuquerque-new-mexico-crime-crisis\/\">Albuquerque: The crime crisis you haven&#8217;t heard about<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3376873\/florida-ag-james-uthmeier-announces-charges-against-attempted-trump-assassin-ryan-routh\/\">Florida AG announces charges against attempted Trump assassin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3376339\/glenn-youngkin-trump-administration-ms-13-arrest\/\">Glenn Youngkin credits help from Trump administration for major MS-13 arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was on the scene and while they worked to put out the fire, we were evacuated from the Residence safely by Pennsylvania State Police and assisted by Capitol Police. Thank God no one was injured and the fire was extinguished,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor&rsquo;s Residence in Harrisburg. <\/p>\n<p>The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was on the scene and while they worked to put out the fire, we were&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorShapiro\/status\/1911426722257314092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Shapiro noted that Pennsylvania State Police were leading the investigation. In a separate statement, the State Police said the agency &ldquo;is prepared to say at this time that this was an act of arson.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the fire was successfully extinguished, it caused a significant amount of damage to a portion of the residence,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/psp\/newsroom\/state-police-investigating-fire-at-governor-s-residence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the agency said<\/a>. &ldquo;The Governor and his family were present in a different part of the residence. They were evacuated safely and were not injured.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The governor&rsquo;s mansion is Shapiro&rsquo;s official residence in Harrisburg. Shapiro said he and his wife, Lori, are &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">eternally grateful&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to law enforcement and first responders &ldquo;for keeping us safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear which, if any, of Shapiro&rsquo;s children were home at the time of the attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3355766\/democratic-attorneys-general-resistance-trump-2-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL EMERGE AS SOME OF THE ONLY REAL RESISTANCE AGAINST TRUMP 2.0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hours before the arson attack, Shapiro, who is Jewish, offered Passover well wishes, posting a photo of his Seder table on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From the Shapiro family&rsquo;s Seder table to yours, happy Passover and Chag Pesach Sameach!&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovernorShapiro\/status\/1911179332258607449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2089941\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2089941\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Shapiro and family evacuated after arson fire at mansion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2423034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/josh-shapiro.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13856,53365,45979,50377,32076],"class_list":["post-2423033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arson","tag-family-evacuation","tag-mansion-fire","tag-shapiro-2","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/josh-shapiro.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423037,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423033\/revisions\/2423037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}