A fire that caused $100,000 damage to a nine-storey apartment building near London’s Old East Village is believed to have been intentionally set.
London firefighters were called to the blaze at 580 Dundas Street, west of Adelaide Street around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday. Crews arrived to find fire inside of a sixth floor unit. They forced their way in and extinguished the flames.
The building, which is owned by London & Middlesex Community Housing, was evacuated as a precaution. Smoke had to be vented from the building before residents were allowed back inside.
No injuries were reported.
The cause is under investigation, but London police confirmed it to be an arson on Monday.
Source: LondonNewsToday.ca
“The fire was deemed to be suspicious in nature, and the investigation has been reassigned to members of the London Police Service Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of the London Fire Department,” police said.
The blaze was the second in the city Saturday to be considered suspicious. A home on White Oak Road at Bateman Trail went up in flames around 5:15 p.m. Smoke from the “stubborn” fire was so thick nearby residents were advised to keep their doors and windows closed. Damage is pegged at $500,000.
Anyone with information about the fire is asked to call police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
