Arson Cause Of Massive Lawrenceville Business Blaze

LAWRENCEVILLE — There were no injuries in a Tuesday morning business fire that officials say was started by arson at Seabord Industrial Drive.

Firefighters with Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services responded around 2:30 a.m. to find multiple work vehicles at a concrete company had been set ablaze. The flames did not spread to the structure, fire officials said.

The fire was brought under control by around 3 a.m., with Lawrenceville police officers helping on scene, fire officials said. It is unknown how the fire was started, and it is still being investigated.

Gwinnett County fire investigators are leading a joint probe with the Lawrenceville Police Department, the Gwinnett County Police Department, as well as state and federal law enforcement.

"Arson is a serious felony crime and is punishable by imprisonment and associated fines," fire officials said in a news release.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the alleged culprits of the fire are the activists who protest the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.

Fire officials ask anyone with information to call the Gwinnett County Fire Investigations Section, (678) 518-4890, or the Georgia Arson Control Hotline, 1 (800) 282-5804.

Georgia Arson Control offers a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for arson, fire officials said.