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Police and fire investigators believe one fire was set Saturday night and two others were lit on Sunday. “The police service is working closely with fire officials to establish evidence to help arrest those responsible,” Thunder Bay Police spokesman Chris Adams said Monday. Firefighters responded to a shed fire at 628 McBain St. on Sunday at around 7 p.m. “It was started using thrown-out carpeting lying behind the garage,” said the fire service‘s acting Capt. Terry Hanchar. Within the hour, firefighters were called to 830 McMillan St. for a garage blaze, not far from the first. “The homeowner had some wood stored behind the garage that was set on fire,” Hanchar said. Two teenage males were spotted in the area near one of the Sunday fires. One was wearing a dark baseball cap and a black and white hoody, while the other wore a dark baseball hat and a dark hoody. A minimal amount of damage was caused by the fires and no one was hurt. Officials said they aren‘t sure if a Saturday night fire is connected, but they aren‘t ruling it out. “It was a vacated building that was boarded up,” Hanchar said. Firefighters were called to the empty Simpson Street building late Saturday night, after someone set fire to a pair of gloves and tried to shove them under a door. The small fire was quickly extinguished by police officers who arrived moments before firefighters. “Any deliberately set fire has the potential to do damage,” Hanchar said. “It ties up fire crews who could be responding to someone having heart problems or other issues,” Hanchar said. “Arson is a matter that we take very seriously. We just hope it isn‘t a pattern that‘s developing.” Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 684-1237 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Top of Page |
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September 2, 2010, 8:22 am |