TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A teenager has been arrested in connection with a string of arson fires in Topeka.

Shawnee County District Court judge ordered the 17-year-old to remain detained in jail after he was arrested in connection with four aggravated arsons and other charges, all linked to fires that were set in west Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2gghPXK) the teen also was arrested in connection with five counts of arson and one count of burglary.

The fire department says each of the nine counts of arson and aggravated arson is a separate incident.

Authorities didn’t identify the youth or the fires he’s accused of starting. No one was killed in the fires, and one firefighter suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Some neighborhoods had more than one fire-damaged structure.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a youth in a recent outbreak of arson fires in Topeka.

The Topeka Fire Department said in a news release that the male suspect was booked Tuesday night into the Shawnee County Juvenile Department of Corrections on suspicion of four counts of aggravated arson, five counts of arson and one count of burglary. The release says all arson counts are related to separate incidents.

The outbreak of fires occurred in area about 1 mile north of Washburn University. No details were offered, but fire officials said earlier that the city was experiencing a higher-than-expected number of arson fires.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted with the fire department’s investigation.