BEVERLY, MASS. (WHDH) - Local and state fire officials are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information about two arsons in Beverly Monday.
Firefighters responding to Middlebury Lane at 4:45 a.m. found a shed that had been set on fire, officials said. Later in the morning, several neighbors allegedly found burn patterns on asphalt.
With his shed now reduced to rubble, Victor Gangie said he was shocked when investigators told him the fire may have set intentionally.
“The whole thing was engulfed in flames,” he said. “I could feel the heat from 40 feet away.”
Surveillance video from a neighbor’s home shows a brief flash and a person sprint down the street. Then flames can be seen peeking out of the corner.
Investigators spent most of the day at the scene sifting through the ashes with dogs. They believe the same person set another small fire in the street just a few blocks away.
Anyone with information who set these fires is asked to call the Beverly Police Department at 978-921-6046 ext. 9 or the Beverly Fire Department at 978-922-2424, or the statewide Arson Hotline at 1-800-682-9229. Information that helps solve the case could receive rewards of up to $5,000.
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