A man has been arrested in connection to a house fire that killed a teenager, a man and four dogs in Manassas, Virginia, police say.
Prince William County police said 35-year-old Noe Antonio Nolasco Amaya intentionally set fire to a house in the 10300 block of Lomond Drive on July 31. After the fire was discovered, Amaya was found walking nearby suffering from burn injuries, police said.
Amaya was arrested on Aug. 11, police said. According to a release from police, Amaya lived at the home on Lomond Drive.
Jose Javier Avalos, 17, was pronounced dead at the scene. Willian Alexander Molina-Rivas, 36, was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said. Four dogs also were found dead inside the burned home.
Amaya has been charged with arson to an occupied dwelling, Prince William County police said.
He is being held without bond and will have a preliminary hearing on Sept. 15.
The investigation into the fire is ongoing, police said.
