A fire broke out at Sen. Bernie Sanders' office in Burlington, Vt., on Friday, damaging the building but leaving occupants unharmed. Authorities in the state now say they are investigating it as arson and searching for an unidentified male suspect. The Burlington Fire Department said crews arrived at the Church Street office on Friday morning to find the sprinkler system and fire alarms activated, and a "fire in the vestibule between the elevator and the entrance door to Senator Bernard Sanders' office." "The fire was extinguished, and the Senator's office...

A fire this week at Sen. Bernard Sanders’ office in Burlington, Vermont, is being investigated as arson, according to local law enforcement. The Burlington Police Department said in a statement that police and the Burlington Fire Department were dispatched to an “arson incident” Friday at the independent senator’s lone office in the state. Police said an “unknown male subject” entered the vestibule of Mr. Sanders’ office and sprayed an “apparent accelerant” on the front door. “He then lit the accelerant and fled,” police said. “A significant fire engulfed the door...

Vermont police are on the hunt for a suspected arsonist believed to be the cause of what's being referred to as a "small blaze" in front of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) office on Friday. According to details pieced together by local authorities, an unknown male fled the scene after spraying a possible accelerant which, once ignited, led to damages but no injuries. The suspect is still at large at the time of this writing, and no known motive has been given. “A significant fire engulfed the door and part of...

A man sprayed a flammable liquid on the door of Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' office in Burlington and set fire to it Friday. No-one was hurt in the fire, which was soon extinguished, and police released a security still showing the suspect.

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A fire at independent Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office on Friday was intentionally set, according to local fire officials. The Burlington fire marshal’s office said it “deemed this fire incendiary in nature” and the investigation is now being handled by the Vermont State Police and the Burlington Police Department. Firefighters arrived on the scene at Sanders’ third-floor office and found a fire in the vestibule between the elevator and the entrance door to his office, the fire marshal’s office said. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries. The...

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Police in Vermont are seeking a suspect who allegedly started a fire Friday outside the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. The small blaze caused minor damages but no injuries. Authorities say an unknown male suspect sprayed what they described as a possible accelerant on the office door, set it on fire and fled. They said the suspect remained at large and no motive had been established. “A significant fire engulfed the door and part of the vestibule, impeding the egress of staff members who were working...

A fire damaged Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt, Burlington office Friday morning, but nobody was injured, according to the Burlington Fire Department. The senator was not present at the time, according to Sanders spokesperson Freeland Ellis, though staff members were. Firefighters were dispatched to Sanders’ Church Street office around 10:45 a.m. after receiving a report of a fire on the third floor of the building, known as the Masonic Temple, the department said in a press release. Responders found a fire in the vestibule between the entrance to Sanders’ office and...