Fire department investigating Midland arsons

The Bloomington Fire Department is investigating an arson case in which multiple fires were set to a building at the Midland Cut Stone site in the 1600 block of South Huntington Drive, Bloomington Fire Department Sgt. Jeremy Goad said.

A witness reported the fire to the Bloomington Police Department Monday morning.
The first fire was set to an abandoned building, BPD Sgt. Joe Crider said.

The witness reported seeing a man wearing an orange hat and dark coat walking in the area shortly after he or she noticed one of the buildings on fire.

Accelerant was found on the site, but it is not clear if it was used in the fire.

The BFD returned to the scene to extinguish a second structure fire Tuesday morning.

There are no suspects in the investigation.

“It’s clearly a suspicious fire,” Crider said.

— Dennis Barbosa