Scorched grass as a result of one of Tuesday night's fires is seen here behind the St. John's city hall on New Gower Street. (Heather Gillis/CBC)

A 20-year-old man has been fined $150,000 and charged with arson with disregard of human life following a string of brush fires in downtown St. John's on Tuesday night.

The man will appear in court on Thursday.

Police and firefighters responded to at least four fires in the span of a few blocks on Lemarchant Road and New Gower Street between 10:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. NT.

There were no injuries reported or damage to buildings.

"The investigation is ongoing in consultation with resource enforcement officers of the Department of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture," reads a media release from the RNC.

Speaking at a news conference on Thursd

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