A man has been arrested on suspicion of setting fires at a downtown Los Angeles high-rise condominium complex, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the Metropolis condominium building in the 877 block of Francisco Street just after 11 p.m. Thursday, said Nicholas Prange, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters were alerted of the fire after the building’s automatic sprinklers were set off, Prange said. The suspect was taken into custody after being spotted lighting pictures on fire in the hallways, Los Angeles police said. Arson investigators conducted an extensive survey of the building and locked every floor of the high-rise, searching for other possible problems in the building, authorities said.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 29, 2019 19:07 UTC