A man will appear before court today following investigations into a suspicious fire which partially destroyed a grandstand in the state’s Central West.
About 2.15pm on Saturday (30 November 2019), emergency services responded to reports of a grandstand fire at a sportsground in Orange.
Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the blaze; however, about 40% of the grandstand was destroyed.
Officers attached to Central West Police District established a crime scene and commenced inquiries.
Following inquiries, officers arrested a 23-year-old man at Orange, about 2.15pm yesterday (Tuesday 3 December 2019).
He was taken to Orange Police Station and charged with destroy property in company cause fire – value more than $5000.
The man was refused bail to appear before Orange Local Court today (Wednesday 4 December 2019).
Investigations continue.
