HUTCHINSON— A Kansas man arrested by police in June after a fire and explosion at the Plaza Towers building, 17 East 2nd Avenue, in Hutchinson will face arraignment in November.
Chase Coble, 22, Hutchinson, faces trial for three counts of aggravated arson with substantial risk of great bodily harm and two counts of criminal use of explosives.
The first three counts are level three felonies with a maximum sentence on each count of over 20-years in prison.
Police say Coble was experimenting with toxic, volatile chemicals to make black powder to use in explosives when it got out of hand.
The fire and explosion caused significant damage to the apartment on the 12th floor of the Towers building and also some damage to the apartment below.