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Nov. 28--Detroit Fire Department investigators are trying to determine who set six fires in vacant homes on the city's north side early today.
No firefighters were injured extinguishing the blazes south of 7 Mile near Conant, Arson Unit Lt. Dennis Richardson said this morning.
The first of four fires on Brentwood was reported at 3:50 a.m. today, Richardson said. Two more fires were reported on Gallagher and Maine, each a couple of blocks away, the last at 5:08 a.m. today.
"We were at a different area on the west side last week, same thing," Richardson said today. "It's suspicious. When you look at it geographically, it looks like it's someone walking down the street, setting fires in houses."
Investigators are sill trying to determine who set three fires set within 20 minutes of each other early Thanksgiving morning, on the city's west side near Plymouth and Southfield, Richardson said.
In this morning's fires, two of the homes burned and collapsed, leaving little for investigators. Richardson advises those living in the neighborhood who may have even a little bit of information to call investigators.
"What we normally run into it, it's normally someone who lives in that area that does these types of things," he said. "People in that area have to step forward. Generally people know who it is, they just don't want to talk."
Anyone with information can call the Detroit Fire Department Arson Unit at 313-596-2940 or can anonymously call the Michigan Arson Tipline at 1-800-44-ARSON or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
