Bond has been set at $20,000 for a Watertown, S.D., man accused of intentionally setting a house on fire.
KWAT radio reports that 18-year-old Bolton Hoffman faces a first-degree arson charge in the Saturday fire that extensively damaged the home.
The two people who were home at the time were not hurt.
Authorities are continuing to investigate and have not discussed a possible motive for the fire. They say more arrests are pending.
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