Detectives have charged a man following an investigation into a fire which destroyed a Mobil service station near Gundagai earlier this year.
Emergency services were called to the service station, which is located at 518 Coolac Rd, Coolac at about 10pm on Tuesday 5 September, with Fire and Rescue NSW managing to extinguish the blaze, but not before extensive damage to the property occurred.
Firefighters from the Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW worked through the night and into Wednesday morning to bring the fire under control and no injuries were reported.
Following inquiries by Strike Force detectives, a 42-year-old man was arrested at Narellan Police Station on Wednesday 6 December and charged with destroy or damage property by fire.
The man was refused bail and appeared at Picton Local Court where bail was formally refused. He will appear before Cootamundra Local Court on Monday 18 December 2023.
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