A man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Vancouver and North Vancouver last week is facing further charges. On Tuesday, he was charged with five more offences: two additional counts of arson and three counts of break and enter to commit arson. A fire official said more than two dozen firefighters worked to put out the fire at Lynn Valley Lodge last week after the alleged arson there. (Ben Nelms/CBC)On March 30, fires were reported at three Masonic halls over the span of about an hour between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. PT: the Lynn Valley and Duke of Connaught lodges in North Vancouver and the Park Lodge Masonic Hall in Vancouver. Kohlman was arrested just before 10 a.m. in Burnaby near North Fraser Way and Marine Way, about a 20-minute drive from the location of the last of the fires, police said last week.

Source: CBC News April 07, 2021 00:42 UTC