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Suspected arsonist arrested in supermarket fire on Detroit's west side

A suspect was arrested after setting a fire at a supermarket on Detroit’s west side Monday morning. The E & L Supermercado at W Vernor and Cavalry Street caught fire at around 7:45 a.m. on May 11.  The Detroit Fire Department received a report that shopping carts were on fire outside the supermarket. By the time firefighters arrived, the flames were spreading toward the front of the building. The fire was put out, and no one was injured. Investigators reviewed video of the scene, and later found and arrested the suspect believed to be responsible for setting the fire.