REWARD OFFERED FOLLOWING SUSPICIOUS FIRE IN SPRINGFIELD,
MASSACHUSETTS
January
22, 2015
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB)
— The Springfield Arson and Bomb Squad continue to investigate a suspicious
fire that broke out New Year’s morning at Eastern General Contractors.
A reward of $5,000 is now
being offered to any one who can provide information that leads to an arrest in
the case.
The fire caused well over
$100,000 in damage, destroying eight storage buildings in a row, as well as
multiple forklifts.
“The reward is a tool
used by investigators to try and get some help from the public. It’s successful
probably a third of the time, so about 33 percent of the time this reward is
offered, it works. We want to catch this person,” explains Dennis Leger, aide
to Springfield’s fire commissioner.
Leger says that any one
with information can contact the Springfield Arson and Bomb Squad at (413)
787-6370 and stay anonymous if they choose. You can also ‘Text-a-Tip’ to CRIMES
(274637) and in the message, type SOLVE and your tip.