By Associated Press - Thursday, November 23, 2017

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (AP) - A man has been charged with setting a fire that destroyed his home in Virginia.

Media outlets report that firefighters were called to a Colonial Heights home late Wednesday. When crews arrived, the single-family house was fully engulfed in flames.

No injuries were reported.

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Fifty-four-year-old Shannon Johnson, who, authorities say, lived in the home, was found walking nearby. He was charged with arson and is being held without bond.

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