A former Shenandoah man who faces charges for allegedly setting a fire that damaged property also faces charges of arson after he allegedly set his car on fire in Carbon County.

John Curley, 53, is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 3 before District Judge Casimir Kosciolek of Lansford.Curley faces charges of arson - danger of death/bodily injury, and risking catastrophe.He is currently in the Carbon County Correctional Facility in lieu of $150,000 bail.According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Joshua Tom of the Lansford Borough Police Department:At 4:22 p.m. July 8, Lansford Police were dispatched for a fully involved vehicle fire in the 400 block of East Bertsch Street, in the vicinity of the Lansford Mid-Rise.The vehicle was registered to Curley, who is from the Shenandoah area, but he was nowhere to be found during the time of this incident.On July 9, Tom received a call from Pennsylvania State Police in Frackville, saying troopers came across Curley during the night.Curley openly admitted to setting his vehicle on fire in the borough on July 8.Curley said he wanted a new start on life, and set his car on fire with a lighter.He then got scared and ran into the woods.Curley has also been charged in Schuylkill County for setting a fire that damaged property at 132-134 S. Market St., Shenandoah, on July 7.At 11:19 p.m. July 7, Shenandoah Police were dispatched to a garage fire at 132-134 S. Market St.When officers arrived, the fronts of both buildings were engulfed in flames.At the time of the fire, two people were inside an apartment. One discovered the fire and attempted to put it out with a fire extinguisher, but was unsuccessful.Authorities said the fire forced the two people to flee their apartment through another apartment that leads to South Main Street.An investigation by State Police Fire Marshal trooper Joseph Hall determined the fire had deliberately been set in a pile of trash and furniture located outside of the garage door.A witness saw a man leaving the scene in a blue Jeep Liberty. The driver of the Jeep was also seen loosening the lug nuts on a vehicle owned by one of the people forced to flee the fire.As that investigation continued, troopers learned of a vehicle fire in Lansford. That vehicle was a blue Jeep Liberty registered to Curley.On July 9, state police found Curley sleeping alongside Route 209 in the area of Tuscarora.He admitted setting his vehicle on fire in Lansford and was transported to the Lansford Police Station.While being questioned about the vehicle fire, Curley told Lansford Police he was sure Shenandoah and state police wanted to speak to him about the arson at his home. He admitted setting that fire because he was "mad at his neighbors and had been evicted."In Schuylkill, Curley is charged with two felony counts of arson-endangering people and arson, one felony count each of arson-aggravated assault and causing or risking a catastrophe; and two misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person.