Man charged with arson, assault following house fire in Surrey, B.C.
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A 29-year-old man has been charged with arson and assault with a weapon after police were called last week to a fire in the Newton neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C.
A 29-year-old man has been charged with arson and assault with a weapon after police were called last week to a fire in the Newton neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C.
Mounties and firefighters responded to the house fire on 122 Street near 78 Avenue on Oct. 18.
The fire appeared to have broken out in a large, two-storey home in the late morning.
Images from the scene showed a large police and fire response, but minimal visible damage to the structure.
The Surrey Fire Department detained one man at the scene on the suspicion he had started the blaze.
The man was handed over to responding officers, who arrested him and took him to the Surrey RCMP detachment for further investigation, according to police.
On Thursday, the RCMP announced charges had been approved against Mohammad Hashimi, who faces one count of arson causing damage to property and two counts of assault with a weapon.
