Investigators concerned northeast Charlotte arsons tied to unsolved cases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fire officials are investigating two separate fires in a northeast Charlotte neighborhood early Sunday morning, and told Channel 9 they think someone set them intentionally.

Investigators are concerned the arsons could be tied to unsolved cases that happened in the same area a year a half ago.

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Firefighters were called around 6:15 a.m. to a home in the the Kingsway Mobile Home Park that was on fire on Malcolm Lane, and a car that was on fire nearby on Ann Elizabeth Lane.

When they arrived, fire crews saw flames shooting from the home and also saw the car ablaze. It took 29 firefighters a little more than 10 minutes to get the flames knocked down.

Marcos Reyes was in the mobile home when the fire started. He said the fire came just inches from his room. He managed to get out safely.

"When the neighbors told me it's a fire, we just go off the property," Reyes said.

Later Sunday morning, fire investigators determined that a vehicle near the home was set on fire and that the flames spread to the structure, causing about $15,000 in damage.

Channel 9 saw crime tape up around the home, which was burnt in the back. Nearby, a car was torched and two other vehicles had flat tires.

“My mom was brushing my sister's hair and all of the sudden there was like a ‘Boom’ sound,” neighbor Luis Cruz said.

Officials said nobody was hurt but the fire displaced four adults and two children. Police have not arrested anyone in either case.

In 2015, there were eight fires all of them set between March and July. Police suspected teenagers, but never arrested anyone.

Last September, the model home that doubled as the office was also set on fire.

On Sunday morning, someone slashed the tires on several vehicles.

Police don’t know if the most recent incidents are related to the previous fires.

Teresa Squires was there when the last series of fires happened and is wondering when it will end.

“I'm waiting to hear something,” Squires said. “You know, you leave your house, if you come back home, and you don't know if it's going to be burning. Or if you go to sleep at night, or it's scary, it is.”

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