State police are tracking down a man who sprayed an “apparent accelerant” on the office door, set it on fire, and fled.
At around 10:45 a.m. on Friday, a man entered Sanders’ office before spraying an “apparent accelerant” on an entrance door, Burlington police said in a statement. After the man lit the flammable substance, “a significant fire engulfed the door and part of the vestibule, impeding the egress of staff members who were working in the office and endangering their lives,” police said. Vermont State Police determined Friday that the fire was intentionally set but have yet to confirm a motive.
In an effort to identify him, local police released a photo from a surveillance camera showing him carrying a light-colored bag and wearing an orange beanie, dark jacket, and pants. Sanders wasn’t in the office Friday morning, and no injuries were reported. The Burlington fire department said that the third floor of the building, which houses Sanders’ only congressional office in his home state, sustained “significant water damage” when sprinklers kicked in to extinguish the fire.
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