Snellville fires investigated as arson

Gwinnett County fire investigators are trying to determine who has been setting a series of small fires in Snellville.

Since Jan. 19, Gwinnett arson investigators have followed a string of fires believed to have been set deliberately on Newcastle Way in the Centerville North subdivision.

The fires involved mainly ground cover materials like grass and leaves, and so far have only resulted in damage reported to grassy areas, a privacy fence, and an out building, Gwinnett fire spokesman Capt. Thomas Rutledge said.