WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) – Winooski Police have arrested a man in connection with a fire at an empty apartment house last week.
The fire early Wednesday destroyed the building at 246 Main Street as well as a nearby apartment on Stevens Street. It was the second time both locations had caught fire in about a year.
City officials on Monday said that police have arrested Patrick Ibbotson in connection with the fire. He faces multiple charges including setting fires and reckless endangerment.
Officials say the fire last year at the same location is still under investigation.
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