Syracuse, N.Y. – A Syracuse man has been charged with arson after setting a house on fire Wednesday following an argument, according to police and court documents.
The man poured gasoline inside the home, leaving a trail of gas to the front porch that he set on fire with a lighter, police said in court papers filed in Syracuse City Court. The man had an argument with a person at the home, police said.
The fire so badly damaged the single-family house at 104 Putnam St. that it is expected it will be torn down, according to Capt. Erik Caster, a spokesperson for the Syracuse Fire Department…