Saskatoon man charged with arson after multiple fires in Mayfair [Video]

A 31-year-old man has been charged with arson following multiple fires that were deliberately set in the Mayfair neighbourhood on Thursday morning.

Firefighters responded to four fires in a matter of an hour, including a detached garage, a deck, and two fences.

In a release Friday morning, Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said just after 10 a.m. Thursday, officers received a report of fence fire in the 100 block of 31st Street West while they were responding to the other fires reported in the area.

Officers discovered a man matching the description of the suspect a few blocks away from where another fire was actively burning.

(Dan Shingoose/ CTV News)

Police say the 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene without an issue and charged with arson for the fence fire. He also had a warrant for being unlawfully at large and was found to be breaching court-ordered conditions.

Police believe the burning fence is related to the string of …