BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies arrested a man accused of trying to start a fire inside a Target.
It happened just before noon Sunday at the store on Loganville Highway in Barrow County.
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The sheriff’s office said deputies responded to a call about a man trying to set a fire inside the store.
Officials evacuated the store and deputies were able to take the man into custody. No one was injured.
“Thanks to the quick response and coordinated efforts, a potentially dangerous situation was contained without harm,” Barrow County Sheriff Bud Smith said.
Deputies have not identified the man as of Monday.
Target confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the store reopened Sunday afternoon.
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