Crime & Safety
Suspicious Fires Spark At Chollas View-Area Cemetery
A pair of suspicious predawn fires Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery prompted an arson investigation.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A pair of suspicious predawn fires Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery prompted an arson investigation.
The two small non-injury blazes at the Chollas View-area cemetery were reported shortly before 12:30 a.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
The flames damaged a tent, a picnic table and some "miscellaneous equipment" before crews were able to extinguish the flames, SDFRD spokeswoman Monica Munoz said.
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The San Diego Metro Arson Strike Team was called in to investigate, she said.
— City News Service