Multiple Fires In Pasadena On Sunday Prompts Arson Investigation

Pasadena CA

18 October, 2021

2:11 PM

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Arson investigators with the Pasadena Fire Department are investigating a series of fires from Sunday that occurred within blocks of each other. At least five fires were reported Sunday evening, according to the fire department. The first fire happened around 5:40 p.m. near Chester Avenue and Corson Street. A structure caught fire, officials said. A second fire was reported just after 6 p.m. at a different structure near Holliston Avenue and Corson Street, the department said. A block away at North Hill Avenue and the Foothill (210) Freeway, a third fire was reported. The fourth fire was reported at a construction site near Walnut Street, according to the department. Arson investigators said the fifth fire was on Locust Street near Allen Avenue, less than a mile away from where the first fire occurred. No injuries occurred at the fires, and officials suspect they are all related. City News Service contributed to this report.