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BUFFALO — Buffalo Police say a 29-year-old male has been charged with arson in connection with Saturday morning’s fire at a Lafayette Avenue apartment building that left 90 people homeless.
BREAKING: Buffalo fire investigators arrest 29 year old male in connection with apartment fire on Lafayette Ave. Charges include arson.— Buffalo Police Dept (@BPDAlerts) March 13, 2017
BFD firefighters battled the blaze at the Lafayette-Barton Apartments at Lafayette Avenue and Barton Street for half a day. When they were done, damage was estimated at nearly $2 million.
Most of the residents have been temporarily sheltered by the American Red Cross.