Racial slurs, swastika painted near Ohio house that exploded

A house explosion in Ohio is being investigated as a hate crime after investigators found racial slurs and a swastika on the home's garage and two of a neighbor's cars, authorities said.
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The house in Sterling, about 50 miles south of Cleveland, collapsed in the blast early Wednesday morning, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department.


No one was injured because the couple living in the home had moved out last month after an electrical fire, according to NBC affiliate WKYC. They were planning to move back in on Sept. 3.

The racial slurs and a swastika were painted on the home's garage and neighbor's cars, Sheriff Travis Hutchinson told reporters Wednesday. He said the explosion was being investigated as an intentional hate crime.

"We're not going to tolerate that type of activity and behavior here," Hutchinson said. "We're going to make sure that we use all the resources available to us, including the FBI, state fire marshal and our office, and any other agency we need to bring in to fully investigate this."

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