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Police: man purposely set fire to dumpster in Scranton

A man is behind bars after cops say he set a fire in Scranton.

SCRANTON, Pa. — Henry Scheitrumpf is accused of torching a dumpster and garbage can outside Melba Bar and Rooming House on Capouse Avenue in Scranton on Wednesday.

Twenty-one people were sleeping inside the building.

Investigators say the 68-year-old was caught on surveillance video.

He's locked up in Lackawanna County on arson charges.

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