TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an arson at a local cemetery.

Investigators with the agency’s arson unit responded to a fire that was intentionally set on Wednesday at Mountain View Memorial Park in Travelers Rest.

Deputies said the fire was started in a mausoleum and damaged multiple memorial markers and a granite statue.

Officials estimate repairs will cost more than $20,000.

“A careless and disrespectful act not only affected the memorial but all family members associated with the mausoleum,” deputies said in a Facebook post.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact CRIMESTOPPERS of Greenville at 864-23-CRIME (864-232-7463).

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