Recent Dartmouth fires both set deliberately
Posted Mar 5, 2010 05:47:05 AM.
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Two apartment fires in Dartmouth this week, one of them fatal, are both considered arson cases.
An adult male died in a Pinecrest Drive fire Tuesday, but authorities believe he deliberately set the blaze himself with matches or a lighter.
On Wednesday morning 12 people were forced from their homes in a fire at a small apartment complex at the corner of Dundas and Portland.
Metro News reports that case has now been handed over to police.
The Red Cross set up a temporary shelter in a community centre nearby for some of those tenants. The rest stayed with relatives. It’s not known when they’ll be able to go back to their homes.
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