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Kitchener woman facing arson charge in connection with fire at storage facility

A Waterloo regional police cruiser. Waterloo regional police

Waterloo regional police say they have charged a 49-year-old woman in connection with a fire that occurred at a storage facility in Kitchener last fall.

The fire occurred at around 3 a.m. on Oct. 8 at a storage facility near Hayward and Hanson avenues, according to police.

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They say firefighters from the Kitchener Fire Department extinguished the blaze but not before it caused an estimated $500,000 in damage.

There were no injuries reported to police as a result of the fire.

Police say they arrested the Kitchener woman on Tuesday before laying a charge of arson.

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