London police say members of its street crime unit are investigating a suspicious fire in the city’s northeast end that engulfed a barn.
Emergency crews were called to Fanshawe Park Road East near Stackhouse Avenue, west of Highbury Avenue North, just after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The structure was completely engulfed, with flames visible from nearby homes and heavy dark smoke billowing high into the air.
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The fire department said the response involved hand lines and aerial operations to knock down the blaze, and Fanshawe Park Road East was closed at Stackhouse Avenue for “hydrant/water relay operation.”
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By 10:40 p.m., the fire department said its members had cleared the area and roads had reopened.
No injuries were reported and a damage estimate is not yet available, but police said Thursday morning that “the fire was deemed to be suspicious in nature.”
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