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Fire at Burlington Tim Hortons ruled an arson

Halton Regional Police have ruled a fire at a Tim Hortons in Burlington an arson. Halton Regional Police

Halton police are now calling a fire at a downtown Burlington Tim Hortons an arson.

Firefighters were called to the Tims on Brant Street after a fire in an exterior garbage can spread to the restaurant at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

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Damage to the front of the building, and smoke damage inside, is estimated at $250,000.

Police and fire officials say just before 2 a.m., two suspects were seen in front of the restaurant and video surveillance shows one of them tampering with the garbage.

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After walking away, flames and smoke could be seen coming out of the garbage bin before a passerby called 911.

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