MATTHEWS, N.C. (WBTV) – A firefighter was arrested this past week after he allegedly set a fire inside a Charlotte-area building.
The firefighter — 54-year-old Peter William Blaich — was arrested on Friday, Jan. 23, and was a battalion chief with the Matthews Fire Department.
An affidavit revealed that about a week and a half prior to Blaich’s arrest, the Matthews Fire Department responded to a call shortly after midnight on Jan. 12 at the intersection of Sam Newell Road and Highway 74…