A reward initially offered by federal authorities seeking a âperson of interestâ in its investigation of a vacant rowhome fire in Baltimore that left three firefighters dead has soared to $100,000 with additional pledges.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced on Friday a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the identification of someone captured on surveillance cameras last Sunday evening around the scene on Mondayâs fire. ATF has been investigating the fireâs cause and origin.
Since the announcement, pledges from the state of Maryland, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and two firefighter unions grew the reward tenfold. Scott said he matched the original âso that we can bring justice to the families of the fearless men and women … we lost this week,â The Baltimore Sun reported.
