Cost of arson damages at Lorain school estimated at $1 million

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – It’s been heartbreaking for parish members at St. Anthony of Padua in Lorain after somebody set hearth to their gymnasium Thursday morning.

That is being investigated as an arson.

Johnna Kuhar, who’s been a member of the church virtually her complete life, initially although it was a fluke.

She was shocked when she came upon somebody deliberately set the constructing on hearth.

“That’s the place they go for his or her day by day exercise is inside that gymnasium,” Kuhar mentioned. “They’ve had dinners out of there, ladies cook dinner pierogies in there. That’s a toll.”

The structural harm is intensive. It’s at present estimated that it’s going to value no less than $1 million.

“You understand all of the laborious work, money and time they spent fixing that up for the parishioners and have anyone are available right here and do this?” Kuhar mentioned.

She mentioned that is laborious for the neighborhood, however particularly the scholars.

There aren’t any suspects, however Kuhar hopes whoever they’re, they’re caught quickly.

“I hope they discover him. I actually do and I hope they’re prosecuted to the complete extent,” Kuhar mentioned. “They don’t deserve that. No person deserves that.”

There’s as much as a $5,000 reward for data resulting in an arrest of a suspect.

You possibly can submit data to the Lorain Fireplace Division at 440-204-2222.

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