INVESTIGATORS SEEK HELP Scioto Fire Ruled Arson; Reward Offered For Information
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Aug. 15, 2012 4:11 PM EDT
Updated: Aug. 15, 2012 4:34 PM EDT
Wheelersburg
, Scioto County
, Ohio
Investigators are searching for the person or people responsible for intentionally setting a house on fire Wednesday morning in Scioto County.
The blaze broke out at a residence on Locust Street in Wheelersburg, Ohio, the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office said. No one was home at the time of the fire. The structure was heavily damaged, mostly to the interior of the residence.
A Blue Ribbon Arson Reward of up to $5,000 is being offered to anyone with information about the person or people responsible for the crime. If you have any information, call the Division of State Fire Marshal at 1-800-589-2728, the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office at 740-354-7566, or the Porter Township Fire Department at 740-574-6030.
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