Section 444: Attempts to commit arson

Any person who‐
(1) attempts unlawfully to set fire to any such thing as is mentioned in section 443 of
this Code;
or
(2) wilfully and unlawfully sets fire to anything which is so situated that any such thing
as is mentioned in section 443 of this Code is likely to catch fire from it,
is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.