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Arrest made in Opelika apartment fire that displaced several families Suspect confesses to crime. Arrest made in Opelika apartment fire that displaced several families By Caroline Linch | February 19, 2021 at 7:36 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 10:52 PM OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - There are new details in the ongoing investigation into this weekâs apartment fire in East Alabama that left a suspect behind bars and several families without a place to call home. Fire officials arenât saying exactly how the fire started, but the Opelika Police Department has made an arrest. 31-year-old Frederick Ashmore is in the Lee County Detention Center after police say he admitted to starting a fire at the Pinehurst Villa Apartments in Opelika Thursday morning. ....