A mobile home fire Jan. 26 has been determined to have been intentionally set.
The Pierce County Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 8:35 p.m. to the single-wide mobile home located on Eugene Drive in the Oak Ridge Community in the southwestern part of the county.
The residence was unoccupied at the time of the fire and since the blaze was suspicious the Georgia State Fire Marshal was called in to investigate.
Investigators with the State Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner’s Office has ruled the fire as “incendiary in nature”.
A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and arrest of those responsible for the arson.
“There were no occupants residing in the structure for at least 8 months prior to the time of the fire,” said State Insurance Commissioner John King. “Investigators quickly suspected foul play as the residence did not have an active power connection due to the inoccupancy. Anyone with information on this fire should call the Georgia Arson Control Hotline at 1-800-252-5804.”
The State Insurance Commissioner’s Office is assisting the Pierce County Fire Department with the investigation.
