Since last fall, the city's south side has been the scene of dozens of suspicious fires, including four more late Sunday night and early Monday morning.

"We've had over 70 or so fires out here, over half of them have been arson," said Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Doug Smith.

SLIDESHOW: Images Of Fires

Firefighters were first called to Innis Avenue Sunday at about 7 p.m. when two vacant homes caught fire. Two hours later, crews were called to a burning home on Woodrow Avenue, 10TV News reported.

A fourth blaze was reported at about 3:45 a.m. Monday at a vacant house in the 1500 block South Third Street.

No injuries were reported in any of the fires.

Although all four fires were considered suspicious, it was not immediately known if they were connected to a recent string of arsons in the area.

William Parsley, 33, was taken into custody Sunday night.  Investigators believe Parsley may be behind several arsons, but, so far, he has only been charged in connection with one fire in January, Hirsch reported. 

In addition to Parsley, fire investigators said that the two juveniles were arrested early last week.  They both face one count of aggravated arson.  Investigators would not elaborate on the relationship between Parsley and the two juveniles.

Despite the arrests, the fires continue, and investigators would not rule out additional arrests or charges.   
  
"This might be in retaliation to the arrests, or it might be still the same people, so there are either going to be more charges against them or more arrests," Smith said.

Neighbors said they were growing tired of dealing with fires on a routine basis.

"Of course it's a concern to us," said resident Dan Bayes. "The neighborhood has just successfully gone down hill."

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