A 37-year-old Bloomington man is accused of setting a house on fire after an argument Monday.
Andrew L. Stanley allegedly started the fire around 3:45 p.m. Monday at a home in the 800 block of East Bissell Street, a few blocks east of Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington Police said. A 34-year-old woman and a teenage girl were inside the residence when the fire was lit. They escaped uninjured from the fire.
Stanley was arrested on a preliminary charge of aggravated arson, a Class X felony, police said. He was being held at the McLean County jail Tuesday.
The incident is still under investigation.
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