A pedestrian passes a pile of garbage strewed around trash cans outside a store in Naples, Italy, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. In Naples, the local youth unemployment rate in 2012 was 53.6 percent compared to a national average of 35.3 percent. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/BloombergBloomberg News
TOLEDO, Ohio - An apartment building owner accused of setting a blaze that killed two Ohio firefighters has been ordered held on $5 million bond.
Ray Abou-Arab appeared Monday in Toledo Municipal Court, where a judge set bond on aggravated murder and arson charges.
The 61-year-old was arrested Friday and charged with starting the fire that killed a veteran firefighter and a rookie who got trapped inside.
A public defender representing the suspect didn't comment on the charges. Messages seeking comment have been left at Abou-Arab's home.
Dozens of firefighters packed the courtroom for the arraignment.
Court documents filed last week say Abou-Arab was in a garage at the site of the fire on Jan. 26 just before an apartment resident said she saw the blaze break out.
A pedestrian looks through garbage inside a trash can outside a store in Naples, Italy, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. In Naples, the local youth unemployment rate in 2012 was 53.6 percent compared to a national average of 35.3 percent. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/BloombergBloomberg News
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