VALE, N.C. — Sheriff deputies in Catawba County believe three separate fires at a farm in Vale were possibly set on purpose.
The most recent fire was early Monday morning where flames destroyed a box truck.
A month ago, a large fire burned a warehouse on the property used to store and sort crops.
Family members on the farm say a work van and a tractor-trailer were also set on fire three weeks ago.
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“We work year-round. We’re really hard-working people. We come from hardworking people,” a family member told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty. “And it’s not fair just for somebody to come repeatedly and burn everything down.”
The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office says they have identified a possible suspect in the case.
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