LONGWOOD, Fla. -- A 20-year-old man in Longwood is accused of using gasoline to burn down a home under construction early Thursday, according to Seminole County sheriff's deputies.

Police arrested Brandon Yingling after the 7,000-square-foot structure located on Camellia Drive near Lake Brantley was destroyed by flames.

Yingling was asked about the fire after being charged with arson Thursday.

"I don't know," Yingling said. "Jesus asked me all kinds of questions."

The homeowner, Ken Colben, said a neighbor told him the house was burning.

"One of my friends two doors down and frantically told me that my house burned down," Colben said.

Two fire tankers carrying 9,000 gallons of water were dispatched to the scene to help douse the flames.

Several neighbors said they were furious over the fire, saying a hydrant near the area could have possibly saved the structure.

"I can't tell you how long since this fire has been going on and it is still not out," a neighbor said. "It is ridiculous. I don't know if it is the county or who it is who takes care of this problem. Somebody needs to put fire hydrants in this neighborhood. It is not acceptable."

"It is known that there are no fire hydrants here," a fire official said. "That is part of our normal dispatch."

"I think there should have been a fire hydrant here but from what I understand, from the police officers and other people who saw it happen, by the time it was called in, it was so totally engulfed on my mother's side that there wasn't much they could have done. I know my God is bigger than this and we will get through this."

The fire remains under investigation.

There were no injuries in connection with the fire.

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