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Man charged following arson incident in Fall River, N.S.
An RCMP vehicle is pictured on July 3, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Callum Smith)
A 29-year-old man from Lyons Brook, N.S., has been charged following an arson incident in Fall River.
RCMP along with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency (HRFE) responded to reports of a fire in the 2900 block of Highway 2 on Aug. 13.
Police say a large spool of wire next to a building on the property was on fire.
HRFE extinguished the fire. The fire did not spread to nearby structures or the wooded area, said the RCMP in a news release.
'Evidence gathered at the scene revealed the fire was intentionally set as other spools of wire were found with burn damage from an incendiary device,' the release continued.
Surveillance video obtained by the RCMP provided an image of a suspect, which the public helped to identify.
Nicholas David Kelly, 29, was arrested at a residence in Hedgeville on Monday with assistance from the Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit and Pictou County District RCMP.
Kelly has been charged with:
break and enter and commit
mischief
setting fire to a substance
possession of incendiary material
Kelly was held in custody and appeared in Dartmouth provincial court on Tuesday. He will return to court Thursday.
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