Flames ripped through a St. Paul apartment carport Wednesday morning, scorching several vehicles and leaving residents shaken.

St. Paul police say they're investigating the incident as a suspected arson and investigators are working to identify who set the fire by canvassing the neighborhood for cameras.

Cell phone video shows flames ripping through the carport, leaving nothing behind.

Among those impacted, Dahir Osman, a new immigrant who lost his Ford Explorer along with all his legal documents in that fire.

"There's nothing else I want but my documentation," Osman said. "They all burned in the car."

Surveillance video shared to WCCO shows people walking near the scene before the blaze.

Property manager Hamadh Abumayyaleh is weary after he says another fire happened recently at a n

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