A 35-year-old Pincher Creek man is facing a number of charges for two fires that RCMP say were deliberately set.
At 5 p.m. on Jan. 9, emergency crews were called to two fires in the southern Alberta town.
The first involved a downtown business while the second was at a home a few blocks away.
RCMP say the investigation into both discovered that accelerants were used.
A man seen fleeing the scene of the house fire was arrested by RCMP.
He is charged with two counts of arson, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon and disarming/attempting to disarm a peace officer.
The accused is expected in the Alberta Court of Justice in Pincher Creek on Jan. 11.
