RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Rutherford County investigators are turning to the community for help identifying potential suspects in an early morning arson.

According to a statement released by county officials on Saturday, May 18, the fire — which involved a Kia Optima — started before 5 a.m. at the dead end of Chapin Drive off Old Nashville Highway.

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If you have any information about any vehicle(s) or individual(s) that may have been involved in this incident, you are asked to call the Rutherford County Fire Marshal’s Office tip line at 615-907-3600 or the Tennessee Arson Hotline at 1-800-762-3017.

Anyone with information that leads to the arrest or conviction of an arsonist can receive a reward of up to $5,000.

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No additional details have been released about this arson case.

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