By Loretta Kalb
lkalb@sacbee.com
Firefighters responded to a series of related overnight arson fires that involved two abandoned buildings and three dumpsters near Watt Avenue and Roseville Road in North Highlands.
The first arson fire, reported at 8:16 p.m. Saturday night, burned brush and part of an abandoned building in the 4600 block of Watt Avenue, causing minor damage.
While crews were fighting that fire, a citizen reported a second fire - a dumpster behind a building on the same block.
A few hours later, firefighters returned to the dumpster area after receiving a report of a mattress fire at the scene.
Then, at about 10:20 p.m., a dumpster was set on fire in the alley at Watt Avenue and A Street, only about 200 feet from a fire station.
Today, at 5:40 a.m., fire crews responded to a reported commercial structure fire in the 5000 block of Roseville Road.
The structure, an abandoned house, had been part of a one-time business and was well involved when firefighters arrived.
There were no injuries.
The district's arson investigators believe the fires to be related. Anyone with information about them is asked to call the arson tip line at (916) 859-3775.
Call The Bee's Loretta Kalb, (916) 321-1073.
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