Tampa Bay: January 23, 2001
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Fire in apartments was set

[Times photo: Thomas M. Goethe]
TAMPA -- Officials blame arson for a fire that destroyed part of a northeast Tampa apartment complex Monday afternoon and left nine families homeless. |
Hillsborough County news
Firefighters death is linked to hepatitis C
Officials think Jack Barker, 45, contracted the disease while on the job.
One man sought in stabbing, girls rape
An 18-year-old girl was cut with a knife and was sexually assaulted. Afterward, a 40-year-old woman was stabbed, deputies say.
Water project gets new engineer
S&W Water, the principal contractor on the planned 25-million-gallon-a-day seawater desalination plant in southeast Hillsborough County, announced Monday it had selected Ogden Energy Group of Fairfield, N.J., as the new engineering firm on the project.
Military news
Army Pvt. Anthony C. Arteaga graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is the son of Guido Arteaga, Tampa. He is a 1994 graduate of H.B. Plant High School, Tampa.