A 38-year-old man faces arson charges for two Monday afternoon fires in downtown Dothan.
Jeffrey Watford of Dothan was arrested and charged with two counts of arson second-degree, according to the Dothan Police Department's web page. His bond has been set at $60,000.
While dark smoke continued from the South Oates fire, firefighters attacked the motel fire on North Oates, which started on the second floor and was more quickly extinguished. The first fire proved more challenging because firefighters had to take a defensive position due the aging structure of the abandoned building, Fire Chief Larry Williams said Monday.
Dothan police officers closed portions of Oates Street due to the confined streets in the downtown area and the equipment required to fight the two fires. Both fires were under control within an hour of the original fire.
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