Fire on Towpath Trail

This bridge on the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail was set on fire.

(Summit Metro Parks)

AKRON, Ohio -- An arsonist set fire to a bridge on the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail.

Firefighters were called about 6 a.m. Tuesday to the bridge in the 300 block of West Wilbeth Road, according to a Summit Metro Parks spokeswoman.

Akron firefighters extinguished the blaze. Arson investigators found an accelerant on the bridge, leading investigators to believe someone intentionally set the fire.

They also found a burned propane tank near the bridge.

Officials haven't yet determined how much it will cost to replace the bridge. The bridge will remain closed until it's repaired, officials said.

Firefighters and Metro Parks rangers are investigating a link between that fire and another fire early Tuesday on Wilbeth Road.

Someone set a utility police on fire with propane about an hour before, the spokesperson said. It was not on Metro Parks property.

Investigators do not have a suspect.

Anyone with information about the fire is being asked to call the Summit Metro Park Rangers at 330-867-5511

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