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Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in east London on Friday that appeared to have also damaged two neighbouring houses.
It was about 12:15 p.m. on Friday when London Fire Department officials posted on social media about the fire at 1826 Culver Dr., which is located southeast of the intersection of Clarke Road and Oxford Street.
Shortly before noon, London police said Culver Drive between Culver Crescent and Clarke Road had been shut down as fire crews battled the blaze.
Fire officials said “no patients were reported at this time.” A Free Press journalist at the scene estimated that three homes were involved in the fire, and two of them were destroyed.
Neighbours said it started at about 10 a.m.
Video posted on social media showed flames shooting through the roof of what appeared to be a single-storey home on a corner lot. The flames sent billows of thick smoke into the air as the video showed firefighters around the scene.
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Windsor police thwart business break-in
Windsor police say officers caught a suspect in the midst of a commercial break-and-enter on the city’s east side.
Officers arrived shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday at a business in the 3100 block of Tecumseh Road East, police said, noting officers spotted a person attempting to leave on foot. After a brief chase, they caught and arrested the man, police said.
The business sustained damage from a broken window, police said, adding they recovered stolen gift cards, which were returned to the business.
A 40-year-old man has been charged with break and enter and possession of break-and-enter tools.
Police were continuing to investigate the case and asked that anyone with further information contact their target base unit at 519-255-4350 or, for those wishing to remain anonymous, contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers at 519-258-TIPS (8477). Information can also be submitted online at catchcrooks.com
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