Man charged with arson accused of setting fire at Amazon facility in Union near airport

Amazon has opened a fulfillment center in Union that employs about 2,000 people. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Amazon has opened a fulfillment center in Union that employs about 2,000 people. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF
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June 11, 2024
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A former employee is accused of setting a fire earlier this month at the Amazon Fulfillment center in Union near the Dayton International Airport.

Samuel Rubibi’s bail was set at $500,000 during his arraignment Monday in Vandalia Municipal Court for one count of aggravated arson.

Samuel Rubibi

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

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Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Union police and fire departments were dispatched June 1 to the Amazon facility at 1835 Union Air Park Blvd. for a fire on the fifth floor.

An investigator determined the fire was arson, according to an affidavit.

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“Amazon video surveillance shows the defendant enter a restricted area, then exits the restricted area and moments later a fire ensues,” the affidavit stated.

Rubibi, 25, of Dayton remains in the Montgomery County Jail, where he has been held since his Thursday arrest at the Amazon warehouse.

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