Kitimat, B.C.- Tuesday night’s late night blaze at the old Aluminum City Motel in Kitimat  was deliberately set.

Kitimat RCMP and Kitimat Fire Department responded to the  fire just after 11 p.m on Tuesday night to the abandoned  motel site on Dadook Avenue.

The Motel consisted of a number of small cabins which had been abandoned for over 10 years. One of the cabins was fully engulfed in flames and emergency crews were able to contain the fire before spreading to any other cabins.

RCMP and Fire Crews confirmed that no one was located in the cabins nor was anyone injured at the site. The area is well known to the local youth who often hang out at the site.

RCMP have determined that the fire was deliberately set and are continuing to investigate the scene as an arson.

Police are asking anyone with information about this crime to contact the Kitimat RCMP Detachment at (250) 632-7111 or to remain anonymous, call CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).