Fire crews are seen outside the former Pour House restaurant on Chatham St W in Windsor after fire broke out (Photo courtesy of the Windsor Fire and Rescue Service)Fire crews are seen outside the former Pour House restaurant on Chatham St W in Windsor after fire broke out (Photo courtesy of the Windsor Fire and Rescue Service)
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UPDATE: Arrest In Downtown Arson

A Windsor man has been charged after a vacant downtown pub was deliberately set on fire.

Fire officials say the blaze was set Sunday afternoon at the rear of the former Pour House, at 52 Chatham St. W in Windsor.  No one was in the building at the time, and the fire caused about $75,000 in damages.

Windsor police investigators looked at surveillance footage from the area and were able to identify a suspect.

A 37-year-old Windsor man was arrested Thursday night on Elm Ave. at University Ave. W, at around 8:30pm. He has been charged with one count of arson.

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