Footage shows arsonist setting fire to probation office

(AP) Surveillance footage captured at the scene of an arson fire last year at the Missouri Probation and Parole Office in Jefferson City appears to show someone firing a flare gun at the building before flames erupted.

KMIZ reports that the Missouri Department of Corrections estimates that it cost $7,648 to repair the damage from the March 5 blaze.

Police said in a report that the fire started after someone broke a back window and sprayed a liquid inside the building. No arrests have been made.