Charges: Roseville man intentionally set his mother’s home on fire

A Roseville man is facing charges for intentionally setting the home of his mother and her husband on fire this week.

Andrew Michael Alvarez, 29, was charged Wednesday with two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson, according to a criminal complaint.

Officers and firefighters responded to a home on the 2700 block of Matilda Street in Roseville around 11:15 p.m. on Monday on a report of a fire, court records state. A man inside the home told dispatch he heard a “whoosh” before seeing a fire at the top of the stairs, which prevented him and his wife from leaving…

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