Ottawa Police say a man has been charged following a fire at a home in Orléans.

Firefighters were called to 6236 Paddler Way, just north of Jeanne D'arc, at around 6:45 p.m. Thursday.

Several neighbours reported black smoke coming from the back of a home.

The homeowners were out of town.

Early Friday evening, the Arson unit tweeted that a man had been charged.

One male charged with arson to property and break and enter in relation to the fire that occurred on the 6200 block of Paddler Way. — OPS Arson Unit (@OPSArson) September 22, 2017

Firefighters declared the fire under control by 7:30 p.m. Thursday, but remained on scene for several hours longer.

The fire did an estimated $250,000 in damage.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story mistakenly said the tweet was published "early Thursday." The tweet was published Friday evening.