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Delta police investigate series of suspicious overnight fires

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String of suspicious fires in Delta
WATCH: Police in Delta are looking for some fire bugs after three separate fires broke out in less than two hours. Paul Johnson reports – Nov 18, 2017

Police are investigating a string of suspicious fires that occurred in Delta, early Saturday morning.

Delta police spokesperson Sharlene Brooks said the first blaze was a burning street sign in the 7800-block of 112 Street around 2:30 a.m.

A vehicle was set on fire in the 7300-block of Minster Drive South, and flames spread to two other vehicles.

Firefighters later responded to a report of a car on fire in an open carport of a home in the 11600-block of 72 Avenue.

One of the victims, Jason Hanson said his seven-year-old son and five-year-old daughter are afraid of going home after his car was set on fire.

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“He doesn’t want to go back in his bedroom and sleep. They’re really really scared. They’re terrified. They think that the person is going to come back. My daughter is acting out that she’s a superhero. [She] wants to hurt these people and put them away,” Hanson said.

There were no reports of injuries connected to the fires.

Police said they are looking for any information as the investigation is in its early stages.

“We have had arson investigations that have gone on in past years, but this would be the first in a good long time that we’ve had three separate incidents over the course of a short period of time,” Brooks said.

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