The fire at a popular restaurant and bar in Keyser has been ruled arson.

West Virginia Assistant State Fire Marshal Patrick Barker says the June 27 fire that ripped through the Pines Restaurant was intentionally set.

The blaze caused about $2 million in damages.

The fire broke out at about 2 a.m. in the back of the restaurant located along Route 220. Barker says the employees in the bar and restaurant were in the process of closing down for the night. He says the restaurant was previously scheduled to close at the end of the month.

Barker says the building also was home to Citi Financial and Wee Care Day Care. Barker says the fire started inside near the restaurant and bar which sustained the most damage.

Anyone with any information about the blaze is asked to call the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s arson hotline at 1-800-233-FIRE.

The state was originally offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible but Barker says a private donor offered another $10,000.

As for the businesses Barker says Wee Care Day Care has reopened in a local church and Citi Financial has moved some of its records.