ATF, Gap Inc. Offer Increased Reward For Information About Fishkill Fire

FISHKILL, NY – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Gap Inc. have announced an increased, combined reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fire that took place on Aug. 29, 2016, at the Northeast Distribution Center for Gap Inc. in Fishkill. The investigation by ATF’s National Response Team, conducted in partnership with the State Police, State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Dutchess County Fire Investigation Division, Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office and the Fishkill Fire Department concluded that the fire was intentionally set. The investigation is ongoing.

The previous reward was a combined $15,000. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

About 600 people worked in the distribution center's Building 100, which was destroyed by the fire. The entire distribution center employs about 1,300 people.

Anyone with information about the fire should contact ATF at 1-888-ATF-FIRE (283-3473), by email at ATFTips@atf.gov or through its website. Tips may also be submitted to ATF through the reportit®app, available on both Google Play and the Apple App Store, or by visiting www.reportit.com.

All tips will be kept confidential.

ATF, along with our law enforcement partners, said it is committed to ensuring that communities are safe and that those who violate state and federal laws are held accountable. ATF is the federal agency primarily responsible for administering and enforcing the criminal and regulatory provisions of federal laws pertaining to destructive devices, explosives, and arson.

More information about ATF and its programs is available at www.atf.gov.

Photo credit: Dutchess County Government.