A 43-year-old man has died after being arrested Friday by the Edmonton Police Service (EPS), according to the provincial police watchdog now investigating the incident.

Shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday, EPS officers responded to a complaint that a man had started a number of small fires in the area of 100 Avenue and 114 Street, said the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT). Officers found a man walking north on the east side of 114 Street and, when they placed him under arrest for arson, there was a physical struggle between them, said a news release.