Investigators seek information on fire

COLUMBUS (AP) -- Investigators are airing messages on Spanish-language television stations to ask potential eyewitnesses for information about an arson fire that killed 10 people.
A bilingual agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recorded messages in a Miami television studio to air on Univision and Telemundo, two nationally broadcast stations.
A fast-moving fire on Sept. 12 killed 10 people who were living together in a two-bedroom apartment -- seven Mexican immigrants and three U.S.-born children of two of the immigrants.
Investigators believe eyewitness accounts will be key to finding out who started the fire, and decided to air messages on Univision and Telemundo because many of the people who live in the complex are Hispanic, said Kevin Miles, president of Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.
Crime Stoppers also hired a Canadian company with bilingual services to answer calls from Spanish speakers to the organization's hotline, Miles said.
But only three tips had been phoned in as of late last week.
"Speaking for the sheriff's office, we hoped we'd receive much more input from the Hispanic community," said Franklin County Chief Deputy Steve Martin.
"But we're going to continue to reach out to them."
Authorities have also posted fliers in the complex and are sending alerts on news wires to Mexico.
, letting people know that a $57,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest or indictment.