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Chinatown construction site catches fire after suspect throws incendiary device

A 55-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of throwing some kind of incendiary device into a Chinatown construction site in San Francisco Thursday morning, according to police.

Officers responded to the 1000 block of Stockton Street around 9:40 a.m.

The construction site caught fire, but no injuries were reported.

“It caused some damage, but it wasn’t a structure fire or anything like that,” Officer Robert Rueca said today.

A damage estimate was not immediately available this morning.

Last modified December 14, 2018 11:24 am

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