A fire that broke out at a United States Postal Service inbox in Phoenix, Arizona, early on Thursday night led to the arrest of a suspect. Around 20 democratic votes were damaged by the fire.
According to Fox 10, a fire was started just prior to 1: 30 a. m. on Thursday night outside a Phoenix article company. Many electoral votes and other parts of fax were damaged before the fire was extinguished, despite Phoenix Fire Department personnel being able to quickly extinguish the flames.
According to Phoenix Fire Department authorities,” About 20 political ballots were damaged, along with more miscellaneous mail.” According to ABC 15, an unnamed believe started the fire at the USPS set box before fleeing the scene right away.
Phoenix Fire Capt. claims that” The Postal Inspector took possession of the broken ballots and mail.” Rob McDade stated in a statement obtained by Fox 10. ” The Phoenix Fire Investigations Task Force, which includes Phoenix Police detectives and Phoenix Fire authorities, are working with US Post Investigators”.
A representative for the USPS stated to ABC15 that this situation was uncommon and did not occur frequently.
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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego explained in a Thursday article on X, previously Twitter, that the suspect who set the fire outside the post office had been arrested as a result of” sharp action” taken by the Phoenix Police Department and the Phoenix Fire Department.
In a statement obtained by ABC News, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, addressed the post box fire, saying,” I’m seriously troubled by the fire strike on a USPS set field in Phoenix. This willful act of vandalism threatens the legitimacy of our political approach.
On Thursday, the United States Postal Service provided a statement assuring people that investigators were working with the nearby election commission to “ensure any damaged election message is remedied and that other email is routed to the correct events.” If you think your mail-in ballot might have been affected by the fire incident, the United States Postal Service urged people to contact their neighborhood election office.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a Republican, also encouraged voters who used the affected United States Postal Service mailbox to” check the status of their ballots at , https: //BeBallotReady. Vote”.