Crime & Safety
Light Likely Sparked Boat Dealership Fire, Police Say
Marine Max showroom and roof suffered damage in early-morning blaze Wednesday.
An exterior lighted sign was the likely cause of a fire that damaged a boat dealership's showroom on Espanong Road Wednesday morning, Jefferson Police said.
The showroom of Marine Max was engulfed in flames when officers arrived at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. There were no injuries in the blaze that damaged the showroom and roof, police said.
A preliminary investigation revealed an outside light in the front of the building may have sparked the blaze, police said.
Jefferson Fire Cos. 1 and 2 and the Picatinny Fire Department responded to the scene.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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