A man has been arrested in connection with a pair of recent fires across the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo last month, according to Waterloo Regional Police.
The first fire occurred on July 16, at around 7:30 p.m. at a business on King Street South in Waterloo.
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The business was left with minor damage, while no injuries were reported to police as a result of the incident.
Police say they were notified about another fire on Monday that had occurred over the weekend in a dumpster at a business in Kitchener.
They say that the dumpster was damaged but no injuries were reported as a result.
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According to police, the officers’ investigation connected the fires and they believe the same individual started them both.
Police say a 38-year-old man was tracked down on Monday and is facing charges of arson causing damage to property and arson endangering human life.