WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — A juvenile is accused of trying to set a Hagerstown restaurant on fire by throwing a lit marine flare into the dining area while people were eating dinner, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal.
The attempted arson was reported at 7:50 p.m. Oct. 17, at 18007 Garland Groh Blvd. in Hagerstown, in Washington County.
Investigators said a juvenile threw a lit marine flare into the restaurant, where it fell under a table where children and adults were eating dinner. Patrons ran from the flare and went outside, and the juvenile fled the scene on a bike and met another juvenile who was on foot, the fire marshal’s office said…