Lethbridge – A 35-year-old man is facing charges following a garage fire in north Lethbridge.
Crews were called to the blaze in the 700 block of 16 St. North just before 7 p.m. on Sunday.
According to police, a man and woman were socializing, before an argument broke out. At some point, he allegedly set fire to the garage she was inside.
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The woman was able to get out unharmed, but flames gutted the garage and destroyed everything inside.
The fire also damaged a neighbouring fence and caused the siding on a home across the alley to melt.
Total damage is pegged at $65,000.
Clarence Carl Martin is charged with multiple counts of arson, as well as uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
Martin is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
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