The fire that gutted a large part of a downtown dance club is believed to be arson, a Dallas Fire and Rescue official says. But the official also said there was no information about suspects as of Tuesday afternoon.

One of the owners of Jack's House said he witnessed what happened and even tried to stop the person responsible.

The co-owner of Jack's House in Downtown Dallas says he saw a stranger pouring gasoline inside the music club.

DALLAS — A popular late-night house music club just west of Deep Ellum is no longer able to open after an alleged arson fire burned through the business early Friday. According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, crews responded to Jack's House, located at 2204 Elm St. in Downtown Dallas around 4:09 a.m. to the report of a fire.

Jack’s House, a dance club in Downtown Dallas that specializes in local and touring DJs who play electronic and house music, is closed after a fire that took place around 4 a.m. on Friday, January 31. The fires were out by 5 a.m. The Dallas Morning News reports that a Dallas Fire and Rescue official confirmed the fire is suspected to be arson.

Dallas Fire-Rescue believes a fire that damaged a downtown club was arson. DALLAS - A fire that badly damaged a downtown Dallas music club on Friday morning is believed to have been set on purpose. Fire crews responded to Jack's House Dallas on Elm Street in Downtown Dallas shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday morning.