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Fire officials in the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff are investigating a rash of arson fires at vacant homes. The Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic reports that 16 vacant houses have been set on fire since February. The locations …

St. Louis officials have been investigating a recent increase in the number of fires reported at vacant buildings. The city says dozens of its 7,000 vacant and abandoned buildings have caught fire at a frequency not seen in recent years. …