Homeless Man’s Belongings Burned

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There was a fire on Laurel Street on the south end of the 195 overpass. A homeless guy that has been camping near there for the last month or so was storing some of his belongings on the bridge railing. He is wheel chair bound and possibly unable to speak. He did not know who set his stuff on fire. It looks like someone set fire to his bundles on Monday night. Has anyone heard anything?

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Motorcycle explosion

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A string of small arsons in Oregon Hill and the Fan that took place late Friday night/Saturday morning is being investigated. While the police and fire marshal were on the scene, more trash can fires were reported on Cumberland and in the Fan.

A motorcycle parked in front of a house on the 400 block of Laurel Street exploded after it’s seat was on fire. Fortunately the fire was put out before it spread to any of the nearby wood frame houses.