29 Jul 2008

Arson charges after four fires

4:29 pm on 29 July 2008

A man is due to appear in the Gisborne District Court on Tuesday on four charges of arson.

The Fire Service dealt with four fires on Sunday night within an hour, at different addresses in the suburb of Elgin.

Detective Sergeant Kevin Ford says two cars were extensively damaged and a house sustained moderate damage to a decking and an outside wall.

Shortly after one of the vehicle fires, a man, 30, was arrested at a house nearby.