Boy Starts Apartment Fire, Dozens Displaced

Officials in Prince George’s County say dozens of people were displaced for the night after a boy started a fire at his Suitland apartmentbuilding. County fire department spokesman Mark Brady says firefighters were called to the building on Southern Avenue on Tuesday evening and found fire showing from a ground-floor apartment. He says residents escaped safely and the fire was quickly extinguished. Brady says investigators believe a boy under the age of 10 started the fire with a lighter. He says the boy will be entered into a program for juvenile fire-setters.