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The incident happened at around 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1 in Troy, at the Veterans of Lansingburgh club on 1st Avenue.
Troy Police said multiple people called 911 reporting a fire on the building’s exterior.
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames with minimal damage reported to the building.
Police said witnesses identified the suspect as 43-year-old Michael Christianson, of Troy. Officers found him a short time later near the scene and arrested him.
Christianson was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning, Jan. 2 on charges of arson and possessing an open container of alcohol.
It’s unclear whether anyone was inside the building when the fire broke out. There were no reports of injuries.
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