Man Charged With Arson at Vacant Building in Morris

A 23-year-old Morris man is suspected of setting a fire at an abandoned house in town on Oct. 28 and has been charged with first-degree arson and third-degree burglary.

Police have arrested Daniel James Hunchak after investigating the fire at 231 Bantam Lake Road.

The Waterbury Republican-American reports that the fire was at the 117-year-old main house at the former Bantam Lodge. 

Bond was set at $100,000.

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