A man has been arrested and charged with arson after a fire was lit inside a Downtown Eastside grocery store.
Vancouver police said that at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, a man walked into Nesters at 333 Abbott Street and lit a fire.
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No one was injured, police said, and Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were called and put out the flames, but the fire, smoke and water caused extensive damage to the store.
The man remains in custody at this time, police said.
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