HIALEAH, Fla. – A young man who is believed to have started a fire this week at a Wendy's restaurant in Hialeah is being sought by police.
The incident was reported about 10 p.m. Tuesday at a Wendy's at 46 E. 49th St.
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According to police, the man was seen smoking a cigarette inside the fast-food restaurant before he went into the restroom, where he is suspected of starting the fire.
Police said he then quickly left the restaurant.
Several employees were inside the Wendy's at the time, but everyone evacuated the building safely.
The Hialeah Fire Department extinguished the fire inside the men's restroom.
The young man is believed to be between the age of 15-20. He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, red bandanna and black pants and was carrying a black backpack.
Police said he left on a small black bicycle with red forks.
Anyone with information about the man's identity is asked to call Hialeah police at 305-687-2525 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.