Man arrested for arson after pickup truck fire in Bedford

A 34-year-old man accused of arson has been arrested after a fire ravaged a pickup truck and damaged a garagein Bedford Tuesday evening, police say.

Halifax Regional Police were called to20 Angus Morton Dr. near Charles P. Allen High School around 10:40 p.m.after a caller reported seeing flames and hearing a loud bang.

Police found a pickup truck fully engulfed in flames.

District fire chief Dave Slaunwhitesaida garagethat was next to the truck was also on fire.

"The fire was quickly knocked down by the first arriving crew," Slaunwhite said in an interview Wednesday morning.

"The vehicle, there was nothing left, it was totalled. The shed itself sustained minor damage."

Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle leavingthe scene in the direction of Hammonds Plains Road.

Patrol officers and a police dog unit found a man with minor injuries around 11:15 p.m. in a wooded area off Hammonds Plains Road.

The 34-year-old man from Hammonds Plains is facing charges of arson and property damage over $5,000.