Lake Ridge, Va. – Fire investigators want to know who threw explosive devices at home in Lake Ridge.
Police were called to the 2000 block of Mayflower Drive, off Clipper Drive and Old Bridge Road, about 1:40 a.m. Wednesday. The residents there told police they heard glass breaking in the front of their town home and then saw a small fire after they went to investigate, said Prince William fire and rescue spokesman Joseph Robertson.
The residents extinguished the fire and called 911.
After they arrived, police found Molotov cocktail style devices had been tossed at the home. Those devices usually consist of a bottle with gasoline inside, with a cloth that can be burned as a wick.
No one was injured in the incident, and the damage to the house was estimated to be $1,000.
Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Prince William County Fire Marshall’s Office at 703-792-6500.
Over the summer police arrested one man after Molotov cocktails were found at a middle school in Woodbridge.
