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On Rachel tonight-Man seen putting Molotov cocktail inside Travis County Democratic Party office
Last edited Wed Sep 29, 2021, 09:44 PM - Edit history (1)
This is scary https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-fire-travis-county-democratic-party/269-dba25a6f-5977-4b0d-9f78-05ad168c7d36
AUSTIN, Texas — Arson investigators are searching for a man who placed a molotov cocktail and a "threatening note" inside the Travis County Democratic Party headquarters in Downtown Austin in the early morning hours Wednesday.
A small fire broke out just after 2:15 a.m. at the headquarters located at 1311 E. Sixth St., and employees in the neighboring businesses called 911 and put out the flames with a fire hydrant.
Brandon Jennings, an arson investigator at the Austin Fire Department, said at a press conference later in the morning that video from the surveillance cameras showed a man mulling around the building before he threw what appeared to be a rock at the window on the front door. The man is then reportedly seen coming back into view with a Molotov cocktail that he placed inside the door.
Jennings said it's also believed that he put a commercial smoke bomb inside the door.
The building had minor damage, and no staff was inside the building when the fire happened.
When asked if the Molotov cocktail could have destroyed the building, the fire investigator said, "absolutely."
A small fire broke out just after 2:15 a.m. at the headquarters located at 1311 E. Sixth St., and employees in the neighboring businesses called 911 and put out the flames with a fire hydrant.
Brandon Jennings, an arson investigator at the Austin Fire Department, said at a press conference later in the morning that video from the surveillance cameras showed a man mulling around the building before he threw what appeared to be a rock at the window on the front door. The man is then reportedly seen coming back into view with a Molotov cocktail that he placed inside the door.
Jennings said it's also believed that he put a commercial smoke bomb inside the door.
The building had minor damage, and no staff was inside the building when the fire happened.
When asked if the Molotov cocktail could have destroyed the building, the fire investigator said, "absolutely."
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