The building located just off the Central Expressway access road between Blackburn and Fitzhugh Ave was surrounded by emergency vehicles around 4:00 a.m.
Officials say the building’s automatic sprinkler system was activated after an unknown suspect threw an explosive device, a so-called molotov cocktail, through an exterior window.
Jason Evans with Dallas Fire says crews were able to have the flames completely extinguished in 20 minutes.
They’re still trying to figure out who the arsonist is, and what their motive was.
Fortunately, nobody was hurt in the fire as the building was empty due to the time of day it happened.
One firefighter was actually injured, but not by flames. Evans says the individual was hurt while mopping up afterwards and had to be taken to the hospital.
