Staff report

BAZETTA — The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office is seeking the public’s help to identify the people responsible for a weekend fire outside a home on Perkins Jones Court.

At 12:21 a.m. Saturday, the Bazetta Police Department was dispatched to an attempted vehicle fire at 2230 Perkins Jones Court. Three residents were inside the home at the time of the fire, but no injuries were reported. The vehicle fire was extinguished by the time authorities arrived on scene.

The fire has been ruled an arson by the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of the State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigations Bureau (FEIB) and the Bazetta Police Department. The police department also is investigating gun shots that were fired toward the home as the suspects were leaving the scene.

The FEIB is requesting the public’s help in identifying the individual or individuals who may have been involved. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered by the Blue Ribbon Arson Committee for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the state fire marshal’s tip line at 800-589-2728.