Father accused of setting fire with wife and baby inside
CBC News
Posted: Jul 12, 2012 5:16 PM MT
Last Updated: Jul 12, 2012 5:29 PM MT
This fire at central Edmonton apartment building left 20 people homeless. (CBC)
Charges have been laid against a 35-year-old Edmonton man following a fire at an apartment on Monday night.
The man, who can't be named to protect the identity of his infant child, is charged with arson, abandoning a child and assault causing bodily harm.
Police accuse the man of setting a fire in a third-floor suite near 112th Avenue and 97th Street after a fight with his wife.
The fire caused $150,000 in damages and forced about 20 people out of their homes.
The man, his wife and child escaped the fire.
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