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An investigation by the Detroit Police Department Arson Unit and the Detroit Fire Department led to the arrest of Anthony Fields last week, officials said in a statement.

A Detroit man is facing eight counts of first-degree arson after prosecutors allege he set fire to a vacant home last week, injuring numerous responding firefighters.

After eight firefighters were injured in a vacant house fire, ATF in conjunction with the Detroit Fire Department has raised their reward to $25,000, asking for information about those responsible.

Two who remained in the hospital Friday afternoon are expected to be released later in the day.

Detroit Fire Department Commissioner Chuck Simms and Chief James Harris joined a team of firefighters in the launch of Operation Save a Life.

The family of Ciera Wells, 20, is planning her funeral while wondering if she’d still be here if she'd gotten to the hospital sooner.

Fire officials say a man accused of setting several homes on fire in the Virginia Park area of Detroit near the Herman Kiefer Health Complex is in custody.

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"This suspect used no accelerants, and he would just use combustibles, with cardboard boxes," Sanders said. "The fire he was caught on, he brought the cardboard boxes to the garage and set them on fire. He said he didn’t want to injure anyone and that he knew he was damaging people's property."

A 30-year-old man has been jailed in connection with a year-long string of intentionally set fires in Detroit.