UPDATE: Stephen Boyd Pet has been charged with one count of arson with disregard for human life and one count of arson causing damage to property. The 35-year-old Langley man turned himself in to police on March 19. He is in custody and is scheduled to appear in Surrey Provincial Court this morning.
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Fire crews are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a house in Langley.
The flames broke out late last night, gutting a home in the Brookswood neighbourhood.
Firefighters were called to the home near 44th Avenue and 208A Street just after 10 o’clock last night.
No one was inside at the time and it appears there are no injuries.
Langley Township Fire Department and RCMP say the fire was deliberately set.
Investigators say they have learned of a domestic dispute that began earlier in the afternoon between a father and his son at the home.
A passer-by witnessed a suspect as he was lighting the fire and tried to stop him. The fire was reported a short time later.
At this point, only minimal descriptors of the suspect are available – police say he was wearing a red top and blue jeans.
The 35-year-old son is a person of interest in this investigation and was not in the home during the fire.
Police say the basement tenant was not home at the time of the fire.
Anyone with information is asked to call Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200 or CrimeStoppers.
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