Torquay Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a house fire in Winchelsea on 7 March.
Emergency services were called to a fire at an address on McDonald Drive just after midnight.
The fire spread to a neighbouring property causing significant damage to both homes.
A 25-year-old Winchelsea man has been charged with:
• 2 x Criminal damage by fire (arson)
• 4 x Reckless conduct endangering life.
The man will appear at Geelong Magistrates’ Court on 16 March.
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