A 50-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a string of arsons in Prince Albert on Thursday, including a fire at the 7-Eleven on 15th Street West that remains under investigation.

Police said the first call came in around 9:20 a.m. on Aug. 28 for a report of a vehicle set on fire at a business in the 1600 block of Second Avenue West.

At about 10:50 a.m., officers were called to the 200 block of 15th Street West for a report of a man who had lit something on fire inside the 7-Eleven. The Prince Albert Fire Department attended the scene and put out the flames. The store has since been boarded up.

When the Daily Herald visited the site later in the day, the store was boarded up with security posted outside. The Daily Herald contacted 7-Eleven’s store support office for comment,

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