54-year old Richard Cass of Pittsfield, Mass. is charged with 4th-degree arson.
According to State Police, Cass, a Thruway electrician, was at the salt shed after business hours when he started the fire that ultimately destroyed the salt shed and several pieces of Thruway heavy equipment.
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Cass was released on an appearance ticket and scheduled to return to the Town of Mamaroneck court on August 31.
Thruway personnel and local fire departments responded to the two-alarm blaze.
No one was injured.
The warehouse is a salt shed inside the Larchmont Maintenance Facility and is owned and operated by the Thruway Authority.