Man, 65, charged with arson after apartment building fire in Brantford

A man, 65, was charged with arson after a fire at an apartment building sent two elderly people to hospital this weekend in Brantford.

On Sunday at approximately 3 a.m., Brantford police received a call in relation to an active fire at a Fordview Court apartment building, they said in a release.

The Brantford Fire Department extinguished the fire and the building was evacuated.

Two elderly people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation treatment, they said.

Brantford police, along with the Ontario Fire Marshal and members of the fire department, investigated and found suspicious activity, police said.

At around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, the accused, 65, from Brantford, was located and charged with arson.

Alessia Passafiume is a reporter at The Spectator. apassafiume@thespec.com