By Bill Lindelof and Cathy Locke
blindelof@sacbee.com
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District officials are investigating six arson fires that have occurred in the past 24 hours.
Two of the fires occurred at structures and four were grassfires. Damage apparently was not major.
Firefighters responded about 9 a.m. to a fire at an office in the 5300 block of Madison Avenue. An arsonist had set a telephone book on fire that was against the door of the office, charring the door, investigators said Metro fire spokesman Capt. Christian Pebbles.
Another fire was reported at the front door of a vacant restaurant, Rosie's Cafe, at Auburn Boulevard and Garfield Avenue in Foothill Farms, Pebbles said.
Three of the grass fires were in the area of Bridge and Park roads, east of Watt Avenue, between Interstate 80 and Auburn Boulevard. The fourth was in the 5200 block of Hemlock Street.
Pebbles asked that anyone who has information call the arson tip line at (916) 859-3775.
"Our information is that somebody is walking the area and doing this," said Pebbles. "These are all deliberate."
Call The Bee's Bill Lindelof, (916) 321-1079.
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