Montgomery County firefighters say it’s one of the most destructive attempts to burn down a building they’ve ever seen.
More than a week ago, someone set fire inside the empty Mary Chiles Hospital. Firefighters tell LEX 18 they hope someone comes forward with information that could help investigators figure out who did this.
The hospital has been closed since June. But a little over a week ago, someone or some people, paid these empty halls a visit.
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“What they did was distribute the flammable liquid basically from one end to the other end, and they left a trail to a larger puddle,” says Montgomery County Battalion Chief Mike Mosbey.
Mosbey says the trail was constructed by laying pieces of cardboard, one after the other. Bottles once filled with chemicals used to develop x-rays, were found scattered among the mess. Investigators believe that was possibly used to ignite the fire.
“This is pretty bad. this is about as far as you can take it.,” he says.
The fire ended up putting itself out before crews got inside. Luck, Mosbey says.
“It was just a matter of timing. If people would have been there the time it would have jumped, it could have flashed the entire hallway area and could have caused serious injury to our people.”
That’s why, they’re asking anyone who knows anything to step up.
“We want to catch these people. What they did was dangerous, it could have hurt us and people in the community,” says Mosbey.
Police are offering a one thousand dollar reward to anyone who has information that could lead to an arrest.
