LEAMINGTON, Ont. -- Essex County OPP have charged a 33-year-old man with arson and disregard for human life following a house fire in Leamington.

Emergency crews responded to Queens Avenue around 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, for a residential fire.

Shane Lance, 33, of Leamington, appeared at a bail hearing on Tuesday in the Ontario Court of Justice Windsor, charged with arson - disregard for human life.

No injuries were reported.

The Ontario Fire Marshall's office was notified and conducted an investigation.