A man arrested and charged over a suspicious fire at a former motel in Lavington will remain behind bars for at least another two weeks.
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Luke Anthony Tyrell did not make an application for bail when his matter went before Albury Local Court on Tuesday morning, August 1.
The 29-year-old is accused of setting fire to what was once the Coach House Motel on Wagga Road.
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The blaze, which police immediately suspected to be suspicious, gutted the motel, sending large plumes of smoke across the nearby area.
Tyrell, appearing via a video link to the Albury police station dock, was formally refused bail during a brief mention of his case.
He is facing three charges of damage property by fire ore explosion over the incident.
Further, Tyrell has been charged with three domestic violence-related charges of intimidation, malicious damage break and enter commit serious indictable offence, possess a prohibited drug and destroying property with intention of endangering life.
The charges will be next listed, for a brief status committal, on August 15.
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