Saint John Fire officials are investigating a fire in the city’s old north end, in a vacant building that also caught fire earlier this month.
Crews were called to 135 Main St. at 11:16 p.m. Monday.
Platoon Chief Brian Wilson said crews initially had to take a defensive approach before getting the blaze under control.
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He said the fire has been deemed suspicious because the residential building was vacant and mostly boarded up, and no power was running to the building.
Fire crews responded to a fire at the same location Sept. 9, he said.
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No one was hurt. The fire remains under investigation.
Wilson said crews were on scene for about three-and-a-half hours.
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