Officials to investigate Bedford Township fire

1/13/2010

A blaze at a former gas station in Bedford Township will be investigated as a suspicious fire, authorities said.

Flames were reported about 10:45 p.m. Monday in the 7200 block of South Telegraph Road near Sterns Road, Bedford Township Fire Chief John Bofia said.

Discarded tires and metal scraps inside the 3,200-square-foot building attached to the shuttered fuel stop kept flames going for about four hours. Fire crews left the scene at 5 a.m. No one was hurt in the blaze.

Authorities have not finished a damage estimate nor have they determined how or where the fire began, the chief said.