Halifax Regional Police are investigating a suspicious fire that razed the back of a Spryfield home early on Sunday morning.
Investigators have been deployed to the scene at 32 Quartz Drive, where police and firefighters found the backside of the residents “engulfed in flames” around 1:14 a.m.
The sole occupant of the home had already exited safely and no one was injured.
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Police evacuated neighbouring homes while firefighters put out of the flames. The fire was extinguished by 1:48 a.m., Sgt. Tanya Chambers-Spriggs told Global News by email.
“The file is still under investigation, but what I can tell you is that evidence at the scene leads investigators to believe it was suspicious,” she wrote.
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Police are asking anyone with more information on the incident to call them at 902-490-5016, or send tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.