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FRASER, Mich. (AP) -- A possible arson fire at an apartment complex killed a firefighter and a resident early Saturday, authorities said.

Fraser volunteer firefighter David Sutton, 27, died trying to put out the fire at the O'Brien Co-Op Apartments in suburban Detroit where a resident, whose name was not immediately known, also died, police said.

A second firefighter, Robert Kokko, 32, was listed in serious condition in the University of Michigan Medical Center's burn unit.

Authorities responded to a garage fire at 2:46 a.m., about 45 minutes before being told another fire had broken out at the Woodside Manor Apartments. A report then surfaced that smoke had been spotted at the nearby Co-Op Apartments, police said.

It was not immediately clear if the fires were related. Arson was suspected at the Co-Op complex, but authorities had not yet pinpointed the cause.

Another fire, also believed to be arson, swept through Woodside Manor on Friday morning, when two residents suffered smoke inhalation.

Bio & Memorial Information

Fraser leaves behind a wife and had been with the department since 1997.

Kokko has been with the Department since 1995.

During a 48 hour period, there were six arson fires in Fraser.

Viewing for Firefighter Sutton is Wednesday, March 8 from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Wujek Calcaterra & Son Funeral Home, 36900 Schoenberr in Sterling Heights, Micg.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 9 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Bethesda Christian Church, 14000 Metro Parkway in Sterling Heights. Sutton's body will lie in state at the church from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m.

Internment will follow at the White Chapel Memorial Chapel at 621 W Long Lake Road in Troy. A wake will follow at the Vintage House in Fraser.

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