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NH Police Investigating Arson Fire At Nashua Middle School

NASHUA, N.H. (CBS) - Nashua police are looking for several suspects in an arson fire at a Nashua, NH middle school.

The fire started on the roof of Fairgrounds Middle School early Tuesday morning. A sprinkler system kept it contained to two classrooms and then fire fighters knocked down the rest of the fire. The flames and water damage caused more than $30,000 in damage.

Nashua Police say they believe the fire was "intentionally set by multiple subjects on the roof" of the school. They said one suspect left behind an Air Jordan basketball sneaker. A gray Red Sox sweatshirt was also found on the roof.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Nashua Police Department at 594-3500 or may call anonymously on the Nashua Police Crime Line at 589-1665.

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