Man Arrested and Charged with Arson Following Kings Plaza Garage Fire
Cops have made an arrest in the massive seven-alarm fire that broke out inside the parking garage of the Kings Plaza Shopping Center during the morning hours of Monday, September 17, injuring 28, including six civilians and 22 firefighters.
Twenty-three-year-old Flatlands resident Avon Stephens was arrested by cops the same night, just hours after surveillance video of a person of interest was released to the media by the NYPD, and charged with arson.
According to authorities, at around 8:30 a.m. the fire started on the second floor of the lot, affecting two of the floors in the garage after multiple vehicles stored by a local car dealer caught fire.