Published July 22. 2021 11:29PM
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts man is facing charges of arson and insurance fraud in connection with a fire that consumed a building he owned in Great Barrington.
The building held apartments and a retail shop but was vacant when it went up in flames July 7. Firefighters from three area departments worked to extinguish the blaze.
Great Barrington Police Chief Paul Storti said Thursday that authorities arrested local resident Harry Sano in connection with the incident. Authorities allege the 85-year-old Sano intentionally started the fire and then filed an insurance claim for the damage.
Storti said that even though the building was empty, the fire posed a danger to firefighters as well as nearby residents.
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