SUSPICIOUS FIRE 22-57487

SUSPICIOUS FIRE
Investigation ongoing 

LONDON, ON (June 24, 2022) – On Thursday, June 23, 2022, at approximately 4:50 p.m., emergency crews responded to a working fire at a residence on Blackfriars Street.

The London Fire Department attended and extinguished the fire.

The fire was deemed to be suspicious in nature and the investigation was assigned to members of the LPS Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of the London Fire Department and the Office of the Fire Marshal.

There were no reported injuries.

The damage is estimated at approximately $500,000.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers.

For media inquiries, contact:

Cst. Sandasha Bough
Media Relations Officer
C. 519-854-8576
Email. Media Officer

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