Lawmakers in upstate New York are calling for a change to the state’s bail reform laws following the death of a firefighter who suffered a heart attack while battling a fire authorities believe was started by an alleged serial arsonist.
Forestburgh Assistant Fire Chief William “Billy” Steinberg collapsed on January 15 while fighting a fire that destroyed an unoccupied summer home on Ridge Drive in Thompson, New York, local newspaper the Times Herald-Record reported. Steinberg, 37, was transported to “Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills where he was pronounced dead as a result of a heart attack, according to the U.S. Fire Administration,” the outlet said.
Suspect Mohammed Islam, 32, allegedly broke into the home and started the fire using wood from a dresser drawer and paper, a felony complaint, obtained by the Times Herald-Record, asserts. Islam has been…
