Arsonist in Stone Mountain, Georgia
From our sister station WXIA-TV:
DeKalb County fire officials want to find the person responsible for setting 11 fires in about 12 hours. One of the blazes damaged a Stone Mountain church. The arsonist is striking businesses mostly along Memorial Drive and Main Street in Stone Mountain.
Flames erupted at a salon and a car dealership overnight. Then around 4 a.m., a fire was reported at a daycare and an Enterprise car rental business. Someone reportedly saw a man running from the daycare with a gasoline can.
The rash of fires may have started Friday around 1:30 a.m. Someone broke into the office at Chris Motors and Auto Sales and torched the building. Less than an hour later someone started a fire at Safeway Auto Sales just down the road.
DeKalb County fire captain Eric Jackson says he’s never seen so many fires in such a short amount of time.
Fortunately, there are no reports of injuries.
