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Arson Suspect in Custody

By 250 News

Thursday, August 20, 2009 06:59 AM

Prince George, B.C.- A fire in the basement of a ground floor suite of the Park Village condos on First Avenue last night was deliberately set.
RCMP say they were initially called to the fire just before midnight to assist in the evacuation of the building. A basement suite was engulfed in flames. Several residents of the building were forced from their homes until firefighters could douse the flames.
During the evacuation, Police were advised by a witness, that an adult male had been seen near the basement suite window just before the fire broke out. The male was identified in the crowd and taken into custody. Numerous charges are expected.
Fifteen firefighters from three halls encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from a ground floor unit. Working fire alarms are credited with alerting apartment residents to the danger.
The lone occupant of the fire-involved unit, who was home at the time, escaped without injury.
 
While damage to the apartment is extensive, adjoining apartments only sustained minor smoke damage. The damage from the fire is extimated to be in the $250 thousand dollar range.

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Comments

Comment Posted by: faxman on August 20 2009 8:04 AM
Wow. Lighting a building on fire then hanging around to watch it burn. Arsonists are really scary.
Comment Posted by: Chester on August 20 2009 9:22 AM
A lot of lives were at stake. Hope he is dealt with in a very serious manner.
Comment Posted by: chrislivingdowntown on August 20 2009 9:23 AM
Yeah freaky people for sure. Someone like that we got to keep a very close eye on. They are like terrorist.
Comment Posted by: lmorge on August 20 2009 11:58 AM
I don't think this is just a case of an arsonist. Arson is the result but the motive is deeper than to watch something burn.
Comment Posted by: diplomat on August 20 2009 4:28 PM
"Hope he is dealt with in a very serious manner."

We all do, but it is very unlikely that this will happen. Of course, one can still hope and one day actually get a surprise.
Comment Posted by: Harbinger on August 20 2009 7:47 PM
Burn his fingers so he learns that playing with fire is not nice. He probably has a mental age of 3 or 4.
Comment Posted by: Eagleone on August 21 2009 7:31 AM
Sounds like he had a vendetta against the guy in the apartment and endangered the whole building as a result. This kind of intentional crime involving innocent peoples homes should be punished severely.