Tag: St. Thomas fires
40-year-old man, teen charged in huge blaze at vacant warehouse
A 40-year-old man and a teenager are charged in a suspicious fire at a vacant warehouse in St. Thomas earlier this week, police said. A 40-year-old St. Thomas man is charged with arson and failing to comply with a probation order in the fire at the former Weatherhead Co. of Canada Ltd. property at 100 […]
Blaze in vacant warehouse deemed suspicious by police
A massive vacant warehouse fire in St. Thomas that sent black smoke billowing across the city is now under police investigation. “The fire has been deemed suspicious and is currently under investigation by our criminal investigation bureau,” St. Thomas police spokesperson Samanatha Wakefield said on Tuesday morning. The fire at the former Weatherhead Co. of […]
Duck decoy battery suspected in two-home St. Thomas fire
An overheated lithium ion battery – a source of growing numbers of fires in Canada – may have sparked the fire that left one home gutted.