UPDATE: One Arrested After Weekend Apartment Fire

Milwaukee Police tell CBS 58 they are investigating a fire that happened at Imperial Apartments in the 6700 block of West Appleton Avenue.

At this time, the investigation has revealed that the fire was intentionally set and a 45-year-old man has been taken into custody.

The fire began just before 7:00 AM Sunday morning and about 60 residents were displaced.

Those families have been put up in hotels by the American Red Cross who have spent an estimated $40,000 this past weekend assisting after numerous fires.

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