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UPDATE: CANTON, OH (WOIO) - A devastating fire at the Stark Ceramics Plant in Canton has been deemed suspicious.
Flames erupted inside the West Church Street building - which has been vacant for about three years - around 7:30PM Wednesday night.
Eight fire department rushed to the scene and helped tame the fully engulfed fire within two hours.
It didn't take long for the fire chief to determine the fire was suspicious.
19 Action News has learned the business is in the process of bankruptcy.
An investigation is underway.
This isn't the first suspicious fire in the area. Last month, an arsonist torched a church and two abandoned stores in Stark County. Just minutes later, the firebug sparked a devastating blaze at the Garver Store Flea Market in Strasburg, Tuscarawas County. The building was on the national registry for historic landmarks and was built in the 1800s.
A $5,000 dollar reward is on the table, but no one has been arrested at this time. If you have any information, please call the State Fire Marshall's Office at 1-800-589-2728.
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