Two men have been charged in separate incidents with deliberately lighting fires in New South Wales.
A 71 year old man was arrested after allegedly starting a blaze on his property in Deua River Valley on Boxing Day.
In another incident a man was arrested after emerging from bushland in the Hunter Region where it was alleged he deliberately lit two fires. Image: News Corp Australia
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