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‘Suspicious’ apartment fire causes $200K in damage: London police

Firefighters put out a blaze at 241 Simcoe Street in London, Ont., on July 11, 2023. via @LdnOntFire/Twitter

A fire at an apartment building on Simcoe Street near Wellington Street is being investigated as “suspicious,” police in London, Ont., said Wednesday.

The Tuesday evening fire at 241 Simcoe St. resulted in the evacuation of the building and roughly $200,000 in damages, but no injuries were reported by police or the fire department.

The cause of the fire has not yet been reported and police have not released any information about a potential suspect or suspects.

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London police say members of its street crime unit are investigating with support from the fire department.

The 12-storey tower, operated by London and Middlesex Community Housing, was the site of a suspicious fire three years ago that resulted in arson charges against a London woman.

In that case, firefighters were called to reports of flames in a unit on the building’s eighth floor on Aug. 4, 2020 that resulted in $50,000 in damages.

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