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COLUMBIA, SC The fire that damaged two homes near the University of South Carolina Tuesday morning is being investigated as arson, and police are looking for a man in connection with the incident, according to the Columbia Police Department. Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins said the fire, which involved two homes on Greene Street, has been deemed suspicious. The Columbia Police Department released a surveillance image of a man they say is suspected of setting the fire.

COLUMBIA, SC A man who police believe is responsible for setting fires at two houses owned by Gov. Henry McMaster Tuesday morning attempted to set a third one, according to Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook. The third fire, however, did not take, Holbrook said. It was unclear if the third house was owned by McMaster. Police detained the man, who has not been identified, in connection with the fires near the University of South Carolina campus Tuesday morning. All three homes were on or near Greene Street between Five Points and the campus. Columbia police and SLED investigators were still...