ELDRED TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man from Monroe County is facing arson charges after police say he set his own home ablaze.
According to police, they were called to a fire along Chestnut Ridge Drive in Eldred Township on Friday afternoon.
Police learned that Nicholas Hadley, 32, poured a flammable liquid onto a couch and ignited it with a cigarette lighter.
The home was a total loss as a result of the flames.
Hadley was charged with arson, risking a catastrophe and other related charges after the fire in Monroe County.