Man accused of starting fire in Globe Hotel appears in Nanaimo court
Aug 5, 2016 | 12:32 PM
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NANAIMO — The name of a Nanaimo man charged with starting a fire in a Front Street heritage building has been made public.
60-year-old Thomas Anderson is charged with one count of arson and made a court appearance Thursday.
The July 20 fire was contained to a second storey apartment in the old Globe Hotel building and displaced about 12 people.
Anderson, who was a resident of the building, was arrested two days after the fire.
He’s due back in court on September 22.
