<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man has been charged after a series of fires were lit at stalls in one of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne's "><span>Melbourne's</span></a><span> famous tourist attractions overnight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Four small fires were lit near food stalls at the Queen Victoria Market about 11pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CCTV footage appears to show a man using a blow torch to set fire to a tarp covering a fruit juice stall on the Peel Street end of the market in the CBD.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/perth-man-escaped-custody-wa-police/ff2f6aee-c763-426a-bb34-097da077e579" rel="" target="" title="Police hunt escapee, 39, who 'shouldn't be approached'"><strong><span>Police hunt escapee, 39, who 'shouldn't be approached'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man then threatened a member of the public who tried to put out the fires before emergency services arrived, police allege.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>None of the stalls were open at the time, but tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage was caused.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 38-year-old man of no fixed addressed was arrested at the scene and has been charged with criminal damage by fire and unlawful assault.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queen-victoria-market-fire-man-charge/3c5b3d20-e943-454a-99ba-ea06b80a04b2" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are working to notify market stall owners of the damage.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Running since the 1870s, Queen Victoria Market is known for fresh fruit and veg stalls and is the largest open air market in the southern hemisphere.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>