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Video showing arsonist setting nightclub ablaze released by Crime Stoppers

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WATCH ABOVE: A surveillance video released by Saskatoon Crime Stoppers shows the person suspected of setting fire to the Matriarch Nightclub in December 2017 – Feb 15, 2018

Surveillance video has been released of the person suspected of setting fire to the Matriarch Nightclub in Saskatoon.

A man can be seen inside the establishment, setting fire early in the morning of Dec. 12, 2017.

This video released on social media by Saskatoon Crime Stoppers also shows a dark Chevrolet or Pontiac car outside the building around the time of the crime.

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“In the video, you can see he’s walking around. There’s no lights on. There’s no flashlight before a fire is even started within there, which sort of suggests he might be familiar with the layout of that particular business,” Crime Stoppers police co-ordinator Cst. Ryan Ehalt said.

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The business on 33rd Street East was formerly known as Saskatoon Event Centre and was previously home to Tequila Nightclub.

Firefighters responded to a fire at the Matriarch Nightclub and Event Centre in Saskatoon on Dec. 12, 2017. Nicole Stillger / Global News

The fire caused about $2 million in damages.

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