Captain James East with the Hazard Police Department says the fire was definitely arson. Now, they are working to track down who is behind it.

The smoke has cleared, but the mystery remains as to who set the fire at Cliff Hagan's. Hazard police are working with a state arson investigator to find out. "He has identified several ignition points within the restaurant that is consistent with it being intentionally set," says East.

Police say evidence is bringing them closer to a suspect. East says, "Through some local business video surveillance that the person of interest entered that back part of the premises during the time that the business was closed."

East says shortly after, the person of interest is seen leaving the restaurant, and smoke and flames can be seen coming from the restaurant within minutes.

"Well that's a shame, I hope that's not what happened. But I guess things like that do happen. I don't know" says Lee Burns. He and his wife work across the street and drove by Cliff Hagan's shortly after the fire was set.

Burns says, "The whole street was lined with fire trucks and emergency vehicles and police cars we were kind of stunned."

His wife Beverly says, "This was the last or one of the last certainly, so it's a shame to see it go."

Captain East say the building is likely a total loss. "It appears as if the whole roof has collapsed and all of the salad bar area is completely destroyed."

He says there are several people that may be connected to this crime. Captain East says they do not want to release that surveillance video just yet. He says they have several possible motives for the fire right now, but they are not releasing that either.