Four people have been charged with multiple counts of arson after three buildings burned Sunday morning in Woolwich and Dresden.
The first fire was reported at about 1:22 a.m. in a vacant building at 506 Old Stage Road in Woolwich. About 15 minutes later, a second fire was reported in the neighboring town of Dresden in a vacant mobile home at 1248 Middle Road, the Maine fire marshal’s office said in a news release Monday.
At about 8 a.m. Sunday, a third fire was reported in a vacant mobile home undergoing renovation at 1161 Middle Road in Dresden.
Based on an overnight investigation by the fire marshal’s office, authorities arrested Savannah Breton, 18, of Woolwich; Patrick Kane, 19, of Topsham; and Robert Mathews, 36, of Lisbon. They were brought to Two Bridges Jail in Wiscasset and each charged with two counts of Arson.
Bail for Breton and Kane was set at $20,000 cash. Matthews is being held without bail as he was already on unrelated bail at the time of his arrest.
A fourth person, a juvenile from Lisbon, was charged with two counts of arson and conditionally released to a guardian.
The fire marshal’s office said the investigation is ongoing and more charges may be forthcoming.