A man is facing multiple charges after being accused of an arson in the downtown area of the city Sunday afternoon.
At around noon April 8, Greater Sudbury Fire Services and Greater Sudbury Police were called to the scene of a fire in the porch of a three-storey, 16-room rooming house on Beech Street.
A man had been observed throwing what police call “an incendiary device” into the porch area, and then fleeing the scene.
The fire was extinguished, and there's minimal damage to the porch area — Greater Sudbury Fire Services estimates it at around $1,000. Residents of the building were at home at the time of the incident.
The suspect was arrested and charged with six counts of arson: disregard for human life, one count of arson: damage to property and one count of possession of an incendiary material.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Greater Sudbury Police at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers at 705-222-TIPS, online at www.sudburycrimestoppers.com or by texting TIPSUD and the information to CRIMES (274637).
