Fire at Post Brook Apartments is Suspicious

From IFD: At 6:20 this evening firefighters from IFD and City of Lawrence were called to 4004 Windhill Dr. for a reported apartment fire. Upon arrival they found fire showing from the rear, first floor apartment # 229. This building houses 4 units, all vacant. The fire apartment was completely burned with the unit next door suffering smoke damage. According to residents in the complex the other 3 units have suffered at the hands of vandals. IFD/IMPD fire investigators have been called to the scene for cause. The origin is believed to be a couch in unit # 229. According to firefighters in Battalion 4 they have had at least 3 fires in the last several months in this complex, Post Brook Apartments.. The fires have all been suspicious in nature and are believed to have been started with ordinary combustible materials. No injuries were reported. Battalion Chief Shawn Grass estimates the damage to be 20,000 dollars.