Lamesa’s tally of recent fires attributed to arson has now reached 16.The latest came during the early-morning hours Monday, less than a week after the previous one.“It was basically the same thing as what we’ve been having,” said Lamesa Fire Marshal Levi Roberts.This time flames damaged a vacant house at 1108 N. 9th St., less than a block west of Bryan Ave. The fire was reported about 12:36 a.m.“A neighbor who had been sitting out on the front porch spotted it and called it in,” Roberts said.That early notice may have allowed firefighters to get to the scene and knock ...