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A Minto man has been charged with arson after a fire just outside of Chipman.
Police and firefighters were called to a fire at a wood lot in Coal Creek on Saturday evening.
Mounties say the fire appeared to have been deliberately set.
They say a 28-year-old man was arrested at a Minto residence the next day.
He appeared in court Tuesday and was sent for a 30-day psychiatric evaluation.
The RCMP say their investigation is continuing.
Man charged with arson following fire in Coal Creek. https://t.co/szYMl2DvQU On August 3, 2019, shortly after 6 p.m., the Chipman RCMP along with the Chipman Fire Department were called to a report of a fire at a wood lot in #CoalCreek.
— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) August 6, 2019
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