Bay City's South End neighborhood fears recent fires are the work of arsonist

Two neighboring South End houses have been ravaged by fires in the past few months, and neighbors are fearing an arsonist is to blame. The first fire at the vacant house at 403 Michigan Ave. occurred Sept. 27, with a second blaze erupting there April 14. The house was demolished within hours of the second fire. The house immediately next door, at 407 Michigan Ave., was the site of two fires, the first on April 28 and the second early Monday morning. One of the house's two apartments was occupied at the time of the first fire, with firefighters rescuing the female resident as they combated the flames.

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