Firefighters respond to suspicious fires at abandoned houses

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JAMES VAUGHAN PHOTO Firefighters from several departments on the scene of an April 12 fire in Wellington, Yarmouth County.

CARLA ALLEN• TRI-COUNTY VANGUARD Firefighters had to tackle a blaze from the outside of an abandoned building in Wellington because of its condition. This was the second fire in two hours that firefighters from several departments responded to in the early morning hours of April 12.

JAMES VAUGHAN PHOTO Firefighters tackled a morning blaze at an abandoned property in Wellington, Yarmouth County on Monday morning.

CARLA ALLEN • TRI-COUNTY VANGUARD CARLA ALLEN • TRI-COUNTY VANGUARD The remains of an abandoned building in Pleasant Lake after a blaze on April 12. The remains of an abandoned building in Pleasant Lake after a blaze on April 12.

• TRI-COUNTY VANGUARD CARLA ALLEN Firefighters from several departments fought fires in the early hours of April 12, with a blaze in Pleasant Lake at 4:40 a.m. followed by another in Wellington at 6:50 a.m. (shown in this picture). Both structures were vacant buildings.