Suspected arson under investigation in Gainesville
Prince William County fire and police officials are investigating a July 20, 2016 fire at a Gainesville auto repair facility as a possible arson, according to a news release from the Fire Marshal’s Office.
The report said that firefighters detected a possible odor of a flammable liquid and observed four vehicles, two dumpsters and an area of brush on fire when units arrived at the Caliber Collision auto repair facility in the 7000 block of Progress Court around 4:45 a.m. yesterday morning.
The fires were quickly extinguished and there were no injuries, the report said.
During the course of the investigation, a number of vehicles were found to have damaged fuel tanks. Stafford County Fire Marshal’s Office assisted in the investigation with an arson K-9 unit. Damages were estimated at about $100,000, according to the report.
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