A Woodstock man has been charged after an investigation regarding two fires at the same location less than 24 hours apart.
UPDATE - A suspicious fire in Woodstock leads to charges.
Two incidents happened at a multi-unit dwelling on Wilson Street, with the first on December 10th and the second on the 11th. After investigating, a 36-year-old Woodstock man has been charged with break and enter into a dwelling to commit an indictable offence, and arson with disregard for human life.
He has been held for a bail hearing.
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WOODSTOCK - The Woodstock Fire Department was busy.
They first responded to a fire at a two-storey, multi-unit residential building yesterday at 2:30 p.m. to put out the flames that caused significant damage to the unit on the first floor. Crews worked quickly and prevented further damage to adjacent units.
The estimated cost of damage is $150,000, and the cause is still under investigation.
Next, crews were called to a blaze this morning at 9:15 a.m., and they were able to successfully extinguish the fire.
This incident has been handed over to the Woodstock Police for further investigation.

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