OPP investigating “suspicious” Mount Forest fires

Wellington County OPP is investigating a pair of suspicious fires that broke out in Mount Forest on the morning of June 4.

The first was a structure fire at a business on Sligo Road West and the second was a shed and vehicle fire on Cork Street. The blazes were reported within an hour of each other.

No injuries were sustained in either incident. Officials estimate the damage of both is well over a million dollars.

Investigators say the fires are considered suspicious and the Office of the Fire Marshal has been notified.

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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