REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Truro Township Fire Department and the Reynoldsburg Division of Police are investigating a fire at a barbershop early Thursday morning.
The fire happened just before 3:50 a.m. at Grooves Barber & Beauty Salon, located at 6533 East Livingston Avenue, according to the Truro Township Fire Department.
Officers were alerted to the front glass door to the barbershop was shattered prior to police or fire response to the business.
Eyewitnesses told firefighters that someone threw something through the window of the barbershop.
Police said no one was injured in the fire. They are currently investigating the incident as an arson.
Denise Roberts, the owner of the barbershop, said this was her late husband's legacy and she held on to the business.
"I keep the lights on here just so that his memory stays here and to see this like this is devastating," Roberts said.
Roberts and her husband, Shawn, purchased the shop in 2011. He passed away in 2015.
"This is our safe space. This is where men come to be men and talk about things men do and exchange stories and advice," Moman told 10TV.
Anyone with information about this fire is encouraged to contact the Reynoldsburg Division of Police at (614) 866-6622.