Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the trial court erred in permitting Fire Marshal Arthur Clemens, who was qualified as an expert in determining the cause of fires, to testify that, in his opinion, the fire was intentionally started, has not been preserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). Moreover, although that testimony may have been erroneously admitted (see, People v Grutz, 212 N.Y. 72, 82; ...
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