Crime

$100K in damage caused during ‘suspicious’ barn fire: London, Ont., police

By Sawyer Bogdan Global News

Posted May 19, 2021 12:46 pm

1 min read

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Members of the London Police Service Street Crime Unit are investigating a suspicious fire on Colonel Talbot Road. Via LdnOntFire Twitter

A barn fire on Colonel Talbot Road is being treated as suspicious by London police.

On Tuesday, around 12:45 p.m., emergency crews responded to a working fire at a barn in the 3700-block of Colonel Talbot Road.

There were no reported injuries and the London Fire Department was able to get the fire under control and extinguish it.

Active incident: emergency crews on scene of a fully- involved barn fire on Colonial Talbot Rd at Pack Rd. Please avoid the area. More to follow. #ldnont @lpsmediaoffice pic.twitter.com/872zyBjASG
— London Fire Department (@LdnOntFire) May 18, 2021

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The fire was deemed suspicious in nature and members of the LPS Street Crime Unit, in conjunction with the London Fire Department Inspector have taken over the investigation.