Created: 4/25/2007 5:55:27 PM 
By First Coast News Staff
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A team of fire bugs, suspected of a store fires in Orlando several weeks ago, may have struck on the First Coast.
Investigators are comparing surveillance video and fingerprints from a Wal-Mart store at Beach Boulevard and Southside Boulevard with forensic evidence taken from a Wal-Mart in Orange County two weeks ago.
The State Fire Marshal's office showed First Coast News the surveillance video.
It shows a man wearing a yellow "Jordan Brand" shirt and a Dale Earnhardt Jr. baseball cap starting a fire in one of the aisles of the crowded store.
The suspect had an accomplice who also took off when the flames started shooting in the air.
Several people rushed over with extinguishers to put the fire out.
The suspects walked out of the store with other shoppers during the evacuation. One of the suspects even had his bag checked both on the way in and on the way out.
Investigators believe the two set the fire as a diversion to steal video games.
In the Orlando fire, the suspects made off with beer and snacks.
The fire is the second at a Wal-Mart store on the First Coast since March.
Surveillance video from last month's incident showed two people starting a fire at Wal-Mart on Cypress Point Parkway in Palm Coast.
If you have information, call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS. Your call will remain anonymous and you could be eligible for a cash reward.
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