Authorities believe rural fires may be connected

LONGVIEW – Champaign County sheriff's deputies believe that the same person or persons have been responsible for setting four fires in southeastern Champaign County over the last nine months and as many as seven different fires in the last three years.

"We aren't 100 percent sure whether the fires are all tied together, but we have a reason to believe all four might have a single source," said Lt. Ed Ogle of the Champaign County sheriff's office on Monday.

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