The Calgary Fire Department and police are investigating a suspicious house fire that happened in the northeast on Sunday.
Firefighters responded to the blaze, which appeared to have started in the kitchen, in the 300 block of Covington Bay N.E. at 4:35 a.m.
A taxi driver dropped off a man who refused to pay at the house, police said.
Officers said the man broke into the home, adding that it was a targeted crime.
The taxi driver phoned in the fire, saying he saw black smoke emerging from the home, according to the CFD.
There was no one inside the home at the time, and no injuries were reported, the CFD said.
The CFD called the Calgary Police Service Arson Unit to the scene to piece together the events.
Police said the fire is possibly related to other crimes overnight, like a hit and run in the south part of the city.
Thomas Yerex was charged on Sunday with break and enter to commit an offence and arson, police said Monday.
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