Rochester police and firefighters teamed up when an apparently despondent man set fire to a flag outside a house at 44 Frances Street.
The man ran into the house with the burning flag when he saw police arriving about 1:40 this morning. Fire crews arrived to find smoke coming from the house.
Police went in and found the man hiding in the attic and the sofa on fire. Firefighters doused the flames and there was little damage to the two family house. No injuries were reported