On Monday, investigators with the Fresno Fire Department arrested 18-year-old Alfred Sosa. Sosa is accused of starting two dumpster fires, less than a half mile away from each other.
One fire started at the Peerless Building in downtown early Friday morning. Then on Sunday night at the Valley Foods on Van Ness Avenue in Central Fresno.
Investigators identified Alfred Sosa after a relative recognized him in the footage.
“Once we got that surveillance video, we were able to review that and get a basic description of the suspect,” said Jay Tracy, the Deputy Fire Marshal with the Fresno Fire Department.
On the side of the Valley Foods store, there is a charred wall left behind by the flames.
The manager of Valley Foods spoke with Action News off-camera. He said he’s seen Sosa at the store several times before.
He’s grateful the fire was put out quickly and didn’t cause any further damage.
“It didn’t get into the interior of the structure and didn’t touch any of the foods or anything like that,” said Tracy.