Suspect starts fire at Attleboro convenience store after attempted robbery, police say Boston 25 News [Video]

ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Authorities are searching for a suspect accused of starting a fire at a store after a failed robbery attempt.

Police say they responded to the Lucky Lotto convenience store on Washington Street just before midnight for a report of an attempted armed robbery.

Arriving officers were allegedly told by the clerk a masked man entered the store and after briefly walking around, left and came back with a clear glass beer bottle with a liquid substance inside of it.

After confronting the man about what was in the bottle, the clerk said the suspect threatened to burn down the store if he didn’t give up the money in the cash register.

The suspect then poured the liquid onto the rug near the doorway and ignited it with a lighter after the clerk refused to give any money, according to authorities.

The flammable liquid caused a small fire …