Cumberland County Sheriff's Office arrest man after fire at a Fayetteville store

Cumberland County sheriff's deputies arrested 53-year-old Larry Baldwin after he was seen pouring an "ignitable fluid" on a pallet of firewood that caused a fire at Blue Sky Family Feed Store on Sunnyside School Road.

A Fayetteville man is facing several charges after deputies said he caused a fire at a store in Cumberland County.

Deputies were called at 11:39 p.m. on Thursday to a reported fire at the Blue Sky Family Feed Store on Sunnyside School Road. Deputies said 53-year-old Larry Ezella Baldwin was seen on video pouring an ignitable fluid onto a pallet of firewood before leaving the store.

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Deputies said a fire started from the fluid.

Baldwin was arrested and now faces several charges, including burn commercial structure-unoccupied, breaking and entering and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He is being held in the Cumberland County Detention Center on a $20,000 secured bond.

The investigation is still ongoing. Deputies said anyone with information is asked to call the Fire Investigation Unit Detective J. Morge at (910) 677-5573.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted to the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477), online or by downloading the free “P3 Tips” app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and Android devices in Google Play.