Racial slurs and a swastika were found spray-painted on a garage at the scene of a house explosion in Ohio, officials say
Wayne County Sheriff's deputies and fire officials responded to a 911 call around 12:40 a.m. to find the home in Sterling, south of Cleveland, engulfed in flames, Sheriff Travis Hutchinson told reporters. The side of the home was blown out, the sheriff said. Authorities believe the fire was intentionally set, he said. The incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime, the sheriff said.
But the house was unoccupied at the time of the explosion, the sheriff said. Read MoreThe home was being renovated after a blaze last month. Construction workers smelled gas Tuesday and called the gas company, which turned off the gas. The FBI is aware the incident, said Special Agent Vicki Anderson of the FBI's Cleveland Office. Brad and Angela Frase have lived in the home for 23 years, WOIO reported. Angela Frase told the station she arrived at the home to find it in flames.
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