Guelph police say a 23-year-old man is facing arson charges after several fires were set at an elementary school and at the University of Guelph.
Officers arrested a man last week after three separate fires were deliberately set on the university’s campus on Dec. 13.
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Police said investigators have linked the man to three other fires between October and November at Sir Isaac Brock Public School in the south end.
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Burn marks were found on the exterior of one of the portables in late October. A few days later, a window was smashed and a fire was lit inside a classroom, causing $5,000 in damage.
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A bottle was also found filled with gasoline on one of the window sills of the school in early November.
The Guelph man has been charged with six counts of arson.
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