STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 21-year-old ShopRite worker is accused of igniting a fire that sent holiday shoppers and employees scrambling inside the packed supermarket the day before Thanksgiving.

Dominick Sacchetti, of Corbin Avenue in Great Kills, was arraigned in Criminal Court, St. George, on Tuesday. He faces multiple counts of arson, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief, according to the criminal complaint.

Fire marshals say Sacchetti started the fire in the ShopRite at 100 Greaves Lane in Evergreen Plaza on Nov. 26 at about 3:44 p.m., while the store was open and crowded with holiday shoppers.

The fire began spreading quickly through an aisle before a customer briefly attempted to knock it down with a store fire extinguisher, officials said.

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