A 20-year-old Inuvik, N.W.T. man is facing more charges in relation to the fire at the Ryder Apartment last Friday night.

Whitehorse RCMP say Zander Firth is now charged with:

• three counts of arson causing bodily harm;

• three counts of breaching conditions of a release order;

• one count of breaching conditions of a probation order;

• one count of breaching a no-contact order;

• one count of arson causing damage to property; and

• one count of arson knowing that the property is occupied.

The fire broke out at approximately 10:30 p.m.

The building is owned by the Yukon Housing Corp., which put the tenants of the 23 occupied units up in temporary quarters at a local hotel.

On Monday, many of those tenants were able to move back into their units.

Three people were hospitalized. One is reported to be in critical condition. The investigation is ongoing.

Sarah Murray, a spokesperson for the corporation, was able to provide some more information to the Star late Monday afternoon.

“Our priority is making sure that the tenants who were affected have a safe place to stay alongside support services after such a traumatic event,” she said.

“With assistance from the Department of Health and Social Services, we were able to temporarily house our tenants safely in a local hotel and ensure that people affected had access to necessities like food, medication and clean clothing as well as access to mental health supports.”

“Today, Monday, Jan. 11, we are able to move the majority of the residents back in to Ryder Apartments,” Murray said.

“For tenants whose homes are unsafe to return to, we will continue to provide longer-term temporary housing until we can relocate them to another apartment.”

Several people are organizing fundraisers and offering other assistance to the building’s residents over Facebook.