Jamestown firefighters are pictured Sunday afternoon on Water Street after fire broke out in the basement of a two-and-a-half story property. The fire was found to have been intentionally set. P-J photo by Eric Tichy

An investigation into a fire that broke out Sunday in the basement of a condemned city home has netted a Jamestown man arson and burglary charges.

Robert A. Yates, 31, was taken into custody Tuesday morning on warrants for charges that include third-degree arson, third-degree burglary and third-degree trespass.

Firefighters were called to 130 Water St. around 3:30 p.m. Sunday and quickly doused a fire that originated in the basement. The property has been vacant since at least February 2019, and city officials have been sorting out its owner to move forward on a court ordered demolition.

Information and video from a neighboring residence reportedly led investigators to Yates.

The fire Sunday was not the first for the two-and-a-half story Water Street residence. Firefighters were called to the property the evening of March 15 and found fire in the basement. That blaze also was found to have been intentionally set.

In February, Yates was charged with third-degree burglary and petit larceny after he was observed crawling through the window of a North Main Street building. Officers observed a man walking through the lobby of the building and learned he was on top of the roof at one point. Yates was eventually taken into custody.