City police report a 37 year old North Bay man is facing several charges, including break and enter and mischief, after a false fire alarm just after midnight today (Monday) at a multi-unit residential building on College Drive.

Police say on top of a fire alarm being pulled, several apartments were flooded with water from a fire hose, with furniture and electronics also damaged.

The man was located by police standing outside the building.

Police say there was no fire.

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