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Suspect Arrested In Connection To Garland Apartment Fire

GARLAND (CBSDFW.COM) - Garland officials say a suspect was arrested in connection to an apartment fire Sunday morning.

According to officials, a person reportedly entered an apartment through a window just before a fire took place inside the unit.

Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at Saturn Square Apartments at around 10:40 a.m in the 4200 block of Saturn Road.

The fire involved one building and eight units were evacuated. There were no injuries reported.

Authorities say Garland police were responding to an individual entering an apartment through a window at 10:28 a.m. Minutes later, a fire was reported inside that unit.

Officials later identified the suspect as 29-year-old Abdulsatar Abdulrahman, and he will be charged with felony arson.

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