Arson charges laid after backyard deck fire [Video]

A 40-year-old man has been charged with arson charges after the back deck of a home was set on fire.

Windsor police officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the 400 block of Janette Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday. Police arrived on scene and found a man suffering from severe burns sitting in the grass.

Police say following a brief investigation, they learned that a verbal altercation had occurred between the man and the occupants of a home in the 400 block of Caron Avenue.

After the argument became physical, the man allegedly poured gasoline on the backyard deck and intentionally set fire to the soaked wood. He then jumped off the deck and fled on foot, travelling a short distance before officers located him on Janette Avenue.

The man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and later arrested.

He has been charged with arson …