Arson fires damage Downtown LA high-rise building; suspect arrested
LOS ANGELES - A suspect has been taken into custody on suspicion of setting fires at a Downtown L.A. high-rise condominium building.
Firefighters were dispatched to Metropolis at 877 S. Francisco St. at 11:01 p.m. Thursday extinguished the flames in about 50 minutes, according to the Los Angeles police and fire departments.
Fires were set at "multiple'' locations on the property, including several pictures in the hallways of the 21st and 22nd floors.
The man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of arson, police said. His name was not immediately released. No injuries were reported. Residents were evacuated from five floors then allowed back inside a few hours later.