 Well, state fire officials are ramping up efforts to bring arsonists to justice. This week is arson awareness week and this year the focus is on arsons involving abandoned buildings. There were 50 arson fires in vacant or abandoned buildings in Minnesota in 2017. That's 18 percent of the total building arson fires. State fire officials talked about the danger of arson fires this week at the site of a recent April 20th arson fire in Big Lake. We want the public to be aware of arson and the implications it can have in their community. You see the structure behind me and the closest of the of the other homes that are on on both sides of this and this could have been a real tragedy for the city of Big Lake and the Big Lake fire department. Luckily it was confined to the structure of origin. The fire department got here very quickly and took care of of this fire. The 50 arson fires in vacant or abandoned buildings in 2017 is the highest number in five years. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.