State police have ruled that a small fire inside a detached garage on Route 38 was deliberately set Friday afternoon.

CENTER TWP — State police have ruled that a small fire inside a detached garage on Route 38 was deliberately set Friday afternoon. No one was injured.

A similar fire happened last month at the same garage, according to investigators.

Trooper DuWayne Baird, a deputy fire marshal, said Monday that he has a suspect in the recent fire. He would not identify that person.

“We have interest in a particular person,” Baird said, “and talked to (that person), who denied causing the fire.”

Both fires caused minimal damage and were put out by neighbors, authorities said.

A 12-year-old girl, a relative of the homeowner, called 911 about 4 p.m. Friday to report the garage fire.

Unionville Volunteer Fire Department was one of several departments called. But the garage was not on fire, only contents.

Baird said the recent fire remains under investigation.

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