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Teacher's Jeep the Victim of Arson

By Gary Pitts/Paris Post-Intelligencer

Paris, TN – Police have determined a Wednesday morning fire outside Henry County High School was an act of arson. According to authorities, several football coaches working in the fieldhouse heard an explosion outside, and emerged to find a teacher's Jeep on fire. One of the coaches put it out with a fire extinguisher before authorities arrived. The Paris Post-Intelligencer reports investigators believe fireworks thrown into the vehicle started the blaze.