ALBANY, GA -- A Tifton car dealership went up in flames Wednesday night. The Tifton-Tift County Fire Department recieved a call about a fire at the Budget Car Sales on Rt. 82 around 9:00PM. Officials with the fire department say the fire was suspicious in nature and a fire investigator was called to the scene."The fire was thought to have started just outside the building in a trash container that was located next to the wall, an exterior wall, it became apparent to us that was rather suspicious", said Tifton-Tift County Fire Chief Michael Coleman. The investigator also found it suspicious and launched and investigation, in which they already have a few leads. The owner of Budget Car Sales said that he doesn't understand why someone would do that. Fire officials say that about 30% of the building was damaged by the fire and that the fire department's quick response time kept the damage from being worse than what it was. Stay connected to MySouthWestGA.com as the story develops and the FOX 31 Newscast at 10 PM.
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