Reward offered in arson investigation into fire at mill in Torrington

A $2,500 reward is being offered to help solve an arson investigation into a fire that broke out over the weekend and destroyed part of a vacant mill building.

The fire was reported on Sunday shortly before 1 a.m. when crews responded to the former Stone Container property on Summer Street and could see a glow in the sky as they made their way to the scene, according to the Local 1567 IAFF , which represents members of the Torrington Fire Department .

The “complexity” of the blaze prompted mutual aid from numerous area fire departments. Multiple parts of the historical complex collapsed because of the “extensive” fire conditions, union officials said.

Crews doused the building with hundreds of thousands of gallons of water, officials said. A significant portion of the vacant buildin