WANGARATTA detectives have charged a man with arson after emergency services attended a house fire on Vincent Road last week.

The 29 year old Wangaratta man was bailed and will appear at the Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court in January next year.

Police allege the man used an accelerant to start a fire at the property while the occupants of the home were away, but luckily the building only received minor damage.