Detectives are investigating theories "that a childhood spat may have led to an intentionally-set fire that destroyed an eight-apartment building in west Chatham County Wednesday," a police spokesperson say.
Two prior incidents – one involving an attempt to start a fire — in the Ocho Rios Villa Apartments on Westgate Court were reported in the building Monday and Tuesday.
"West Chatham precinct officers of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department on special patrol had just left the complex when the fire began at 9:46 a.m. " police say.
"All apartments in the building were destroyed or rendered uninhabitable in the fire that appeared to be started with the use of accelerants, possibly through the use of a container that was thrown through a window.…
Two prior incidents – one involving an attempt to start a fire — in the Ocho Rios Villa Apartments on Westgate Court were reported in the building Monday and Tuesday.
"West Chatham precinct officers of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department on special patrol had just left the complex when the fire began at 9:46 a.m. " police say.
"All apartments in the building were destroyed or rendered uninhabitable in the fire that appeared to be started with the use of accelerants, possibly through the use of a container that was thrown through a window.…
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