surveillance video shows suspect in food bank arson.
on right now on newschannel 5. a devastating blow.. to those in need. what we now know about the fire that ripped through a salinas food bank… and the person allegedly behind it. and the vaccination debate heats up in santa cruz county. the big move that has people on both sides of the issue.. speaking out. and rain this morning! how much did we see? details coming up it was arson. that’s what fire it was arson. it was arson. that’s what fire investigators in salinas are saying tonight about the devastating weekend fire at the food bank for monterey county. good evening, i’m spencer washburn. and i’m amanda gomez. this afternoon, we got our first look at surveillance video of a suspect at the fire scene. news channel 5’s mariana hicks is live in salinas now with the latest. this is what’s left of the wooden pallets and plastic bins outside of the food bank after that big fire early saturday morning. in that surveillance video you mentioned, you’ll see that the suspect came back four times to check on the fire .. that set off a chain reaction of events that’s still unfolding. *trt:outcue::*brett loomis/battalion chief, salinas fire “it is very clear that the individual intentionally started the fire” and investigators say this surveillance video proves it. some 30 firefighters from agencies across the county battled the two alarm fire early saturda y .. it destroyed four refrigerator trucks and part of the food bank’s loading dock, causing at least half a million dollars in damage.brett loomis // fire chief that could be conservative. they’re still evaluating what food stuffs they can keep, what they have to throw away because of the contamination.already the food bank is feeling the impact . a monday produce market for seniors was cancelled, because all of the fresh fruits and vegetables had to be thrown away.mariana hicks: 2802 “this refrigeration unit used to be packed with produce and other pesihables. it now sits empty.” melissa kendrick 2433 ‘we are doing an inventory to see what food we have that we can actually use,