Suspicious fire displaces two people in Sudbury's west end
There were no injuries reported after a home on Regent Street near Douglas Street in Greater Sudbury’s west end on Sunday morning.
The front of a Greater Sudbury home on Regent Street that was damaged by a suspicious fire on September 22, 2024. (Dan Bertrand/CTV News Northern Ontario)
Greater Sudbury deputy fire chief Jesse Oshell told CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca, in a short message, that Greater Sudbury Fire Services received calls about flames and the smell of smoke at the location at about 6 a.m.
Roadways near the blaze were closed for a short time while firefighters extinguished the fire.
Oshell said the fire was declared out at about 8 a.m.
Fire officials said crews performed thorough checks to ensure the blaze was completely out.
“(The) fire was deemed suspicious,” said Oshell.
“(The scene was) turned over to Greater Sudbury police and the Ontario Fire Marshal.”
The side of a Greater Sudbury home on Regent Street that was damaged by a suspicious fire on September 22, 2024. (Dan Bertrand/CTV News Northern Ontario)
Oshell said there were “no injuries” reported related to the fire.
However, two people have been displaced as a result of the blaze.
The back of a Greater Sudbury home on Regent Street that was damaged by a suspicious fire on September 22, 2024. Fire officials estimate the damage to be $100,000. (Dan Bertrand/CTV News Northern Ontario)
Fire officials estimate the damage to the residence to be $100,000.
Anyone with information related to the fire or the events leading up to the blaze is asked to contact Sudbury police at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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