A making owner in Philadelphia has been billed with placing a fire that resulted in the death of Philadelphia firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson.

Al-Ashraf Khalil, 28, was taken into custody and charged just after a blaze in his household setting up Saturday early morning guide to a developing collapse that killed Williamson, 51, a 27-calendar year veteran of the Philadelphia Fireplace Division, FOX 29 of Philadelphia described.

Authorities took Khalil into custody on Friday at John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport in New York, and he was reportedly arrested with handcuffs that experienced Williamson’s initials and badge variety published on them, WPVI reported.

The Philadelphia Hearth Division joined federal authorities for a press meeting on June 28, 2022, to introduced the arrest of Al-Ashraf Khalil, who allegedly triggered the fireplace earlier this thirty day period that killed Philadelphia firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson. (Philadelphia Fireplace Department) (Philadelphia Hearth Division)

Khalil was billed with a person depend of destructive injury by signifies of fireplace of a building used in interstate commerce resulting in dying and one particular depend of aiding and abetting, police said.

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He was also billed with one particular count of producing materially wrong or fraudulent statements, soon after surveillance footage disputed his previous statements to authorities.

This image furnished by the Philadelphia Fire Dept., unexpected emergency personnel react to the scene of a constructing that caught fire then collapsed early Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Philadelphia. (Philadelphia Hearth Dept. by way of WHD) (Philadelphia Fire Dept. by using WHD)

The residential fire transpired earlier this month when it scorched Khalil’s building all around 2 a.m., triggering it to collapse about an hour later, trapping six initially responders.

Very first Assistant Lawyer Nelson Thayer said investigators are wanting for another suspect as two adult men, a single of which was Khaliil, had been spotted on surveillance cameras exterior of the household building on the night time of the fire.

A photograph of Philadelphia firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson (The Metropolis of Philadelphia) (The Town of Philadelphia)

Khalil was found getting into the creating and exiting a number of times moments just before the fireplace was noticed.

"Online video surveillance more showed that 20 minutes later, the 2 suspects leave the locale following which smoke can be witnessed emanating from the way of the setting up and promptly thereafter flames can be observed on the video clip," Thayer explained, FOX 29 documented.

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4 other firefighters and an inspector were rescued from the rubble. They ended up later on determined as Fireplace Marshal Lt. Sylvester Burton, Lt. Clarence Johnson, Firefighter Dennis Daly, Firefighter Robert Brennan, Jr., and Unexpected emergency Products and services Unit Supervisor Thomas Rybakowski.

Khalil spoke with investigators about the incident before fleeing the place and trying to enter Jordan, WPVI reported. He was subsequently denied entry into the nation and was transported back again to the United States, the ATF reported.

Investigators noticed Al-Asharf Basem Khalil, 28, on surveillance footage outside the house a Philadelphia hearth that resulted in the demise of Philadelphia firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson. (Federal paperwork filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Workplace in the Japanese District of Pennsylvania)

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Khalil faces a obligatory bare minimum expression of 7 several years in prison and a probable everyday living sentence, according to federal prosecutors.

"The Philadelphia Fireplace Division is grieving with the household, friends and neighborhood for all people impacted by this tragedy," Fire Commissioner Adam K. Thiel said right after the incident. "It is not attainable to categorical in terms what we truly feel at this time."

Mayor Jim Kenney added: "I am deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of Philadelphia Firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson. This is a heartbreaking day for our city."

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Speaking of Williamson, the mayor also stated: "For much more than 27 years, he focused his existence to serving and shielding the folks of Philadelphia, and sacrificed his lifestyle guarding some others. Early this morning, like every working day, he exemplified heroism by carrying out what our initially responders do just about every working day: set on their uniform, leave their beloved ones, and carry out their sworn duty to secure and serve the citizens of this city."