A London man is facing charges in relation to an early morning fire at a motel on Wharncliffe Road.
Emergency crews responded to a working fire at the motel in the 300 block of Wharncliffe Road South around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Members of the London Fire Department were able to put out the fire, while the London Transit Commission provided temporary shelter for those who were evacuated from the building.
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London police’s street crime unit and Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal was called in to investigate.
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Police worked quickly. After reviewing surveillance video, a suspect was arrested north of the motel’s location around 15 minutes after the initial fire call came.
A 26-year-old London man has been charged with arson with disregard for human life, and breach of probation.
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