Firefighters investigate rash of fires in Stone Mountain

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Firefighters investigate rash of fires in Stone Mountain

Story Published: Nov 24, 2008 at 10:29 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 24, 2008 at 10:29 PM EDT

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - Firefighters are investigating a rash
of fires in DeKalb County, trying to determine whether the same
culprit is to blame.

The first fire was reported 4 p.m. Sunday, and the latest just
after 5:30 a.m. Monday. Two car rental companies were hit, one of
them twice, 12 hours apart. No injuries were reported.

Three woods fires behind businesses were among the blazes.
DeKalb County Fire and Rescue spokesman Eric Jackson says a Stone
Mountain daycare center was also hit.

State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine says
the fire at the Indian Creek Baptist Church on Memorial Drive was
the work of an arsonist. The commissioner says the blaze started on
the ground floor of the education building.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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