He allegedly set the fire because he was angry that tenants had stopped paying rent and refused to move out.
NEW YORK -- A Brooklyn landlord has been arrested after he allegedly set his own building on fire, fire marshals say.Rafiqul Islam is facing arson and attempted murder charges.
Investigators say Islam was angry that his second-floor tenants had stopped paying rent and refused to move out.Islam allegedly set fire to an interior staircase at the Forbell Street building on Sept. 26.Read more: Fire leads to daring rescue of 6 children in Brooklyn homeTwo adults and six children were home at the time of the fire. Everyone escaped safely.
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