October 16, 2023
ROCKFORD, IL – Fire sprinklers controlled multiple intentionally set fires at the Olesen Plaza residential high-rise building. When fire crews arrived, they found five separate fires on the third, sixth and eighth floors.
Authorities said the building’s surveillance system showed a suspect lighting the fires using a hair spray can and a lighter. The building is owned by the Rockford Housing Authority. No injuries were reported and damages were estimated at $10,000. The suspect is in custody.
In July 2022, a careless smoking fire in the same building was extinguished by the fire sprinkler system.
Sources: wrex.com and mystateline.com