Arson investigators are probing a fire they suspect may have been started by a Molotov cocktail in the wee hours of Sunday as the four-day St. Patrick’s festival was wrapping up in downtown Savannah.
Firefighters were called to the 500 block of East Perry Street about 12:30 a.m. after a structure fire was reported. When they got there, they instead discovered an open-area fire that had already burned out, said Savannah Fire & Emergency Services spokesman Mark Keller.
There was a strong odor of gasoline in the area, and near evidence of the fire was a broken bottle with a burned rag, Keller said.
The fire department’s arson unit is handling the investigation. No injuries or structural damage were reported.
No further information was immediately available.
