Ruled Arson
Tourist Attraction fire ruled arson
Reported by:
Michelle Carroll
Web Producer: Elisabeth Shaffer
Reported: Nov. 17, 2009 11:24 AM EST
Investigators say two fires that destroyed the Smoke Hole Caverns gift shop and restaurant were deliberately set.
Grant County Police say items were found inside a trash can beside the cave's entrance. The trash can also was set on fire.
The first fire burned an apartment area above the restaurant on the evening of November 10th.
Another fire broke out around 5 a.m. November 11th and burned the restaurant and gift shop to the ground.
Smoke Hole Caverns remains open.
The tourist attraction is on Route 55 between Seneca Rocks and Petersburg.
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