A man faces an arson charge after an apartment fire on Evansville’s East Side. WNIN’s John Gibson has more:
Firefighters were dispatched to the two-and-a-half story apartment building in the five-thousand block of Bellemeade Avenue at about 7:15 Tuesday night.
Crews reported smoke coming from the building, declared a working fire, and began searching the affected unit to confirm no occupants were inside.
The EFD says crews brought the fire under control in just over 30 minutes and no one was injured.
Investigators determined the fire was intentionally set.
Police later arrested 43-year-old David Mareno of Evansville on a preliminary charge of Arson.
Mareno was lodged in the Vanderburgh County jail.