Sentence examples for the fire was set from inspiring English sources

The authorities did not say how the fire was set.

Lanier suspects, without any specific evidence, that the fire was set by vandals.

The fire was set in the first-floor stairwell and an accelerant was used, the police said.

"They knew immediately that the fire was set," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The investigation is focusing on arson because the fire was set outside the structure, said Robert Lighthall, Oswego County undersheriff.

Law enforcement officials have said they think the fire was set, but no one has been arrested so far.

The couple live in Parksley, a small community where the first of the fires was set.

Investigators said they did not know why the fires were set by the woman, Annie Francis Johnson.

Mr. Long did not say how the fires were set or whether an accelerant was used.

The fires were "set sporadically, at different locations, by different individuals, seemingly at random", she wrote.

The general belief is that the fires are set either by squatters trying to stay warm or by mischievous kids.