Man accused of using petrol to set house in Stourbridge ablaze appears before district judge
A man who allegedly used petrol to set fire to a house near Stourbridge has appeared in court.
Clive Bell, aged 60, appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on Friday accused of one count of arson with intent to endanger life and one count of burglary on August 26.
The case relates to a fire at a house in Penfields Road, in Amblecote, on Monday where a teenager and a woman were allegedly present.
No-one was hurt during the incident which was attended by 13 firefighters at its height.
No pleas were taken at the hearing. An application for bail was denied.
District Judge Graham Wilkinson told Bell, of Fairfields, Cinderford, Gloucestershire: "You will be remanded in custody."
He transferred the case to Wolverhampton Crown Court for a plea and directions hearing on September 27.
Crews from Stourbridge, Brierley Hill and Haden Cross as well as a West Midlands Fire Service response car attended the incident.