Fifth suspicious fire under investigation in Mount Forest
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Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating another suspicious fire in Mount Forest, bringing the total to five fires in five days.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating another suspicious fire in Mount Forest, bringing the total to five fires in five days.
According to OPP, it is still too early in the investigation to speculate whether or not any are connected.
The first fire happened on Sunday just before 3 a.m. and caused an estimated over $1 million in damages to Wellington Produce Packaging.
The company issued a statement to CTV News via email on Monday, saying in part: "Wellington Produce Packaging would like to thank friends, family, neighbours, and community members, for all the support we have received over the past few days. Your care and concern have been greatly appreciated. We would also like to acknowledge the incredible work that was done to control the fire and contain it to not spread to neighbouring houses and other buildings and equipment on the WPP site.”
Less than 30 minutes later, firefighters responded to two fires at a home on Cork Street around 3:18 a.m.
Upon arrival, firefighters extinguished a vehicle and shed on fire.
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