Vandalism suspected in fires

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March 25, 2014 - 12:00 AM

During a two-hour period Saturday morning six deliberately set fires occurred in the south part of Allen County. Only grass was burned; no structures were threatened.
Humboldt volunteer firefighters were called to the first at 12:21 a.m. in the 1400 block of Connecticut Road, two miles southeast of Humboldt and near where the pumping station for the new Enbridge pipeline is nearing completion.
A few minutes later a second fire call came from about two miles southeast of the first. The third was in the 2200 block of Arizona Road, a mile southeast of the second and 20 minutes later. The fourth, also along Arizona Road, was near old U.S. 169.
Two other fires, noticed by deputies going from one to another, also occurred.
Proximity of the fires and all occurring within a short time frame, led officers to theorize they were set by one person or a group.
Sheriff Bryan Murphy said he and his officers considered the unauthorized burning a serious matter.
Anytime a fire starts, there are no guarantees of what might occur, he said, including threats to livestock.

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