Burin Peninsula RCMP investigates suspicious fire at abandoned building on Route 210

Burin Peninsula RCMP is investigating a suspicious structure fire that took place on the afternoon of November 9, 2023.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. last Thursday, police responded to a report of a structure fire at an abandoned building on Route 210 between Fortune and Grand Bank. The Grand Bank Fire Department was on the scene and extinguished the blaze before the building was consumed. The interior of the building received extensive damage. There were no people inside the building at the time of the fire.

Provincial Fire Services has been engaged and the investigation is continuing.

Anyone with any information about this fire or the person(s) responsible is asked to contact Burin Peninsula RCMP at 709-279-3001.

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