Springfield Fire Department investigating Main Street arson fires

Springfield firefighters quickly extinguished the fires.

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SPRINGFIELD — The Fire Department’s Arson and Bomb Squad is investigating a series of fires that were set Monday night along Main Street.

The first was reported at 8:52 p.m. at 644 Main St., where a clothing donation box was set on fire. That was followed in quick succession by fires in trash barrels at 715 Main St. and 838 Main St., and at a newspaper vending machine at 450 Main St., according to Dennis G. Leger, aide to fire Commissioner Joseph Conant.

Firefighters quickly extinguished all the fires, Leger said.