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(Moline, IL) -- Moline Fire Department investigators say a blaze in the forest along the Rock River Monday night is being investigated as a case of arson.
Firefighters struggled to reach the fire, which broke out around 7 p.m. near Leo’s North Shore Inn.
The blaze damaged a unique ecosystem along the Rock River that serves as an outdoor classroom for Augustana College research.