Arson charge laid after eight businesses destroyed in fire in Airdrie

RCMP have charged an Edmonton man with arson in connection with a fire that destroyed eight Airdrie businesses back in June. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

RCMP have charged an Edmonton man with arson in connection with a fire that destroyed eight Airdrie businesses back in June.

The fire on Centre Avenue caused more than $1 million in damage.

No one was hurt.

The strip mall where the fire occurred is still fenced off.

Twenty-one-year-old Jaideep Singh is out on conditions before his next court appearance in October.