Marin Blaze Probed As Arson Incident

SAN RAFAEL, CA — Police are investigating a San Rafael fire earlier this month as a suspected arson case, authorities said.

At around 11 p.m. on April 6 firefighters responded to an alarm at a commercial building on Bellam Boulevard, the San Rafael Fire Department said in a statement.

Crews upon arrival found that a restaurant had been broken into and a sprinkler system was activated, authorities said.

Flammable liquids were poured throughout the restaurant and then set ablaze, authorities said.
The fire sprinkler system extinguished the fire within a matter of seconds, authorities said.

Video surveillance showed a person committing an act of arson, authorities said.
The case has been referred to the San Rafael Police Department as an arson investigation, Battalion Chief Jason Hatfield told Patch.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the San Rafael Police Department at (415) 485-3000.