A man has been charged, and further arrests are expected, following an alleged arson attack at several Port Macquarie businesses last year.
Emergency services were called to a building on Horton Street in the early hours of the morning on 8 June 2019, following reports the structure was well alight.
Crews from NSW Fire and Rescue attended and extinguished the blaze.
Two businesses were destroyed by the fire.
Detectives from Mid North Coast Police District commenced an investigation into the cause of the blaze under Strike Force Carrer.
Following extensive inquiries, investigators attended a unit on Braemar Street at Port Macquarie and arrested a 28-year-old man last Friday morning.
He was taken to Port Macquarie Police Station and charged with break and enter house destroy property, damage property by fire and break and enter house, steal.
He was refused bail and appeared at Port Macquarie Local Court on Friday, where he was formally bail refused to appear at the same court today.
Investigations under Strike Force Carrer are continuing.
