A 40-year-old man from Margate will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court today in relation to recent alleged arson incidents.

It’s alleged the man attempted to set fire to a property in Kingston on two occasions, on the 1st and 11th of August. On the second occasion, a fire caused $25,000 damage to the property.

No one was injured in the incidents. 

The man has been charged with arson, attempted arson, destroy property and drug offences.