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WATCH: Arsonist wanted after pouring gas on Detroit house, setting fire

By Amber Ainsworth
Published  February 22, 2023 1:37pm EST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

Arsonist wanted after torching Detroit home

A suspect is wanted after setting a home in the 18500 block of Fleming in Detroit on fire early Feb. 14.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit police are looking for an arsonist who torched a house last week.

The suspect was seen on camera walking up to the house in the 18500 block of Fleming with a gas can in a paper bag just after 7 a.m. Feb. 14. He poured accelerant on the house and set it on fire before fleeing on foot.

The house was damaged. No one was home at the time.

Police described the suspect as a male last seen wearing a dark blue hooded sweatshirt, and light blue jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 313-596-2940 or Crimes Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.