Authorities look for Fresno truck arsonist captured on video

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Authorities look for Fresno truck arsonist captured on video
The Fresno Fire Department is searching for a truck arsonist in Southwest Fresno.

FRESNO, Calif. -- The Fresno Fire Department is searching for an arsonist that set a U-Haul truck on fire in Southwest Fresno.

Investigators say someone set an empty U-Haul truck on fire early Friday morning. It happened at the Chevron gas station on Fresno and E Street.

The fire department is looking for the driver seen in surveillance video. They say he drove away in a budget rental truck immediately after the fire started.

Investigators say a U-Haul rental facility was storing its vehicles in the parking lot. The truck is a total loss.