Tampa, Fla.-(Newsradio 970 WFLA)-Tampa Fire-Rescue investigators are looking into three arson fires along West Palmetto Street.
The first fire happened on the 17th. Someone torched a car in the driveway at 3903 West Palmetto. No injuries in that fire.
The second fire was 48 hours later at a house just three doors down from the car fire. Someone set fire to a futon-style bed outside a house. That fire spread to part of the house. The 86 year-old resident managed to escape.
The third fire was early Friday morning at another house on Palmetto, with a physical address on North Harold Avenue. It was a trash can set on fire there.
Anyone with information on these arson fires is being asked to call the Fire Marshall's Office at 813-274-7000. A reward of up to $2,500 dollars is being offered for information that will lead to the arrest of the firebug.
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