Police said Saturday that a man faces charges of arson after he allegedly set fire to a section of Memorial Park in New York, which houses the remains of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

They added that Brian Schroeder, 26, who was arrested Saturday, faces charges of criminal mischief.

At about 9 a.m. (local time) Saturday, police responded to the fire in the Memorial Park chapel.

Police also said that benches and mementos left by family members in the chapel were damaged, but the remains were untouched.

According to the chief medical examiner’s office, Memorial Park, a large white tent in east midtown Manhattan, is the temporary resting place for unclaimed and unidentified remains.

The office added that the remains will be relocated to the World Trade Center Memorial after its completion.

A total of 2,993 people, including the hijackers, died in the attacks. The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 90 countries. In addition, the death of at least one person from lung disease was ruled by a medical examiner to be a result of exposure to dust from the World Trade Center’s collapse.

(article and photo source: CNN)