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Reward Offered in Large Construction Fire near UCSB

School hopes money will generate leads and an arrest

Written by John Palminteri

Story Created: Jan 29, 2012 at 7:49 PM PDT

Story Updated: Jan 30, 2012 at 5:26 PM PDT

Residents woke to explosions at an off campus construction site near UC Santa Barbara Sunday morning. They then saw several fires in different locations. The location is several blocks away from Isla Vista west of the UCSB campus. But the 21 acre site on Phelps Road is owned by the university. The flames were reported around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning.

When fire crews arrived on scene they found five construction vehicles engulfed in flames.

Detectives are still investigating the scene but believe the fire may have been started by an arsonist.

The school has offered a reward of $5000. for information leading to the arrest of a suspect.

KEY News Senior Reporter John Palminteri has our story.
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