Multiple people are recovering after a fire ripped through an apartment complex in Pontiac.

Not only was the fire intentionally set, but investigators also said the person who started the fire deadbolted an exit door on the second story to prevent anyone from escaping.

Police in Oakland County are trying to identify a “shadowy figure” who was seen walking between the rooms of a Pontiac home moments before it went up in flames, ultimately killing two people and injuring five others.

Two people were killed and five others were injured early Monday morning in a Pontiac fire, officials said.

Two people were killed and five others were injured early Monday morning in a Pontiac fire, officials said.

A 75-year-old Detroit-area man has been burned over more than 80% of his body after a fire started in his apartment.