VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fire officials in Jackson County are asking for the public’s help in an arson investigation. The Seymour Fire Department said it’s been investigating a suspicious fire that was reported around 4 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at 712 West Oak Street, near Beech Street in Seymour.
911 callers reported a house was fully engulfed in flames with people possibly inside, and responding firefighters found heavy fire and smoke. After a search, crews determined the home was vacant. The department’s investigation unit has been investigating the fire in coordination with the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office. “Based on the evidence collected at the scene, it has been determined that the fire was incendiary, and the incident has officially been classified as arson,” the fire department said in a statement. The department is asking anyone with information on the fire to reach out. Tips can be reported anonymously to the Indiana Arson Hotline. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case.
