Charges laid in Sherwood Park arson: RCMP

The Strathcona County RCMP detachment can be seen in a Google image from August 2023. (Photo: Google Street View)

A 58-year-old man has been charged after a fire was deliberately set at a home in Sherwood Park.

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RCMP said the fire was reported at a home in the Mills Haven area on Feb. 24. Two people were inside. They were able to get out and no injuries were reported.

Mounties said investigators found that an accelerant had been used to start the fire.

A man, a Sherwood Park resident, was arrested and charged with arson and disregard for human life.

He is expected to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Sherwood Park on June 25.