Hamilton fire say they’ve notified the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) following a “suspicious” blaze at an unoccupied residence on the Mountain Thursday night.
Crews were called out to the one-storey house at the corner of Caledon Avenue and Aldridge Street, northwest of Upper James and the Lincoln Alexander Parkway, around 7:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, firefighters discovered flames coming from a basement.
“The cause of the fire was determined to be suspicious in nature,” assistant deputy chief Shawn De Jager told Global News.
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“The scene was turned over to Hamilton Police and the OFM for further investigation.”
Firefighters have assessed the dollar loss in the neighbourhood at $20,000.
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