Arson has crews working at the car wash
Officials first thought the cause was electrical
Updated: Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 8:16 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 8:15 AM EDT
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WDTN) - A fire at a car wash early Tuesday morning is being called arson by investigators.
Crews battled back flames at the Four Season's Car Wash on Yankee Street. The damage was contained to mostly one bay.
Officials first thought the fire was electrical in nature, but a look at surveillance video showed two people using a lighter to catch the brushes in the bay on fire.
The two men are described as white males in their 20's with slender builds. One had blond hair and another brown hair. The two were wearing hooded sweatshirts.
The fire was spotted by Miami Township fire crews who were coming back from a medic call. They went to check it out and were able to get the fire under control before Washington Township crews, who handle that terriotry, arrived.
Officials say the good fortunate of having firefighters first see the flames likely saved the building from further damage.
Sheriff's deputies are now investigating the arson. If you have any information call Crime Stoppers at 222-7867.
WHIO TV http://whiotv.com and WKEF/WRGT http://daytonsnewssource.com both covered this fire, as well. WHIO does not provide video embed codes for their coverage. WKEF had very little coverage on their web site at the time of this post.
