Surveillance video appears to show someone lighting a fall display outside of A Florae on fire Wednesday evening.
LONGMONT, Colo. — Longmont Police are investigating a potential arson outside of a Main Street business on Wednesday night.
Surveillance video from inside A Florae appears to show someone walking up with a lighter, starting a fall display outside the store on fire, and then casually walking away.
Video from across the street captured customers and employees at nearby businesses racing over with cups of water and fire extinguishers before firefighters arrived.
“If the man across the street with the fire extinguisher didn’t get here when he did, by the time the fire department actually showed up, it would have been really bad,” Rachel Hunter, A Florae’s owner, said.
Hunter owns the boutique, and said she often puts elaborate displays in front of the business to draw customers in.
“We do it to grab attention, …