A St Mary man is now in the custody of the Islington police following a suspected case of arson which resulted in the destruction of a four-bedroom board house on Wednesday at Knutsfield in the parish.

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Nobody was injured in the incident, but at least 10 persons are now homeless.

Reports are that about 3:30 p.m., the owner of the house had a verbal altercation with a family member who also resides at the house.

Further reports are that shortly after the dispute, fire was noticed coming from a section of the structure.

The fire reportedly ravaged the house and destroyed all its contents before a fire unit could reach the blaze.

Loss is estimated at $2 million.

The name of the man in custody is being withheld as he is not yet charged.