ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A Rochester man is accused of setting a vacant house on fire New Year's Eve.
The city's Arson Task Force has charged 22-year-old Hunter Curtis with arson.
Fire investigators say he broke into an empty Palm Street home, started a fire inside and then left without calling 911.
When fire crews arrived that morning, they saw smoke and flames coming from the second floor.
A second alarm was called for extra manpower due to single digit temperatures.
Curtis is in Monroe County Jail pending arraignment.