Halifax Regional Police have released images of a person suspected of being responsible for a fire in the Joseph Howe Drive Superstore last Friday.
Police say that at approximately 6 p.m. on Oct. 27, staff were made aware of a small fire in a grocery aisle inside the store.
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Halifax Fire and Emergency quickly extinguished the blaze as the building was being evacuated.
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Officials later determined that the fire was arson.
Police have now identified an individual who may be responsible for the fire.
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The man is described as being in his late 40s or 50s with grey hair and a goatee. At the time of the incident, he was wearing glasses with thick rims, a puffy blue waist-length coat, jeans and a blue ball cap.
Anyone with information about this man or the incident is urged to call police at 902-490-5016 or to contact Crime Stoppers.
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