State Police are investigating the rash of fires that occured on both ends of the Eastern Shore late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.The 911 Center received a reports of a fire at 10:20 PM at 5202 Cobbs Station Rd. near Cheriton.
At 10:21 there was a report of a fire at 23776 Ann's Cove Rd. near Bloxom.
Another fire was called into the 911 center at 11:20 which was at 64 Kerr St. in Onancock.
Then at 3:30 AM fire destroyed a building at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Wachapreague.
State Police investigators are trying to determine if any of the fires were arson and if there is any connection among them. It is very unusual to have that many fires within such a short period of time on the Eastern Shore.
State Police investigators are trying to determine if any of the fires were arson and if there is any connection among them. It is very unusual to have that many fires within such a short period of time on the Eastern Shore.
