New Video Shows Woman With Red Gas Can Inside Store Before Fire At Brooklyn Yeshiva
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police have released new video of the woman they say poured gasoline and started a fire outside a Brooklyn yeshiva.
The video shows a woman carrying a red gas cannister inside a store before the fire.
A video released earlier showed a woman with a red gas can drench the perimeter of the Yeshiva of Flatbush around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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A security guard quickly doused the fire with water before it could spread. No one was hurt.
The fire is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.