A St. Thomas man charged with arson last Sunday after fire destroyed a Talbot Street building adjacent to the Railway City Transit terminal is now facing an additional arson charge.
Around 6:30 a.m. on Canada Day, city firefighters extinguished a small fire on the exterior of a vacant Ross Street building.
Firefighters found an active butane lighter propped against a piece of plywood securing the entrance to the building.
They quickly extinguished the flames before they could spread.
A witness provided a description of a man seen in the area and police were able to arrest 44-year-old Joseph Penfound.
He has additionally been charged with arson, damage to property.
He was already in custody and will remain there.
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Written by Ian McCallum
