Edmonton police investigating several suspicious fires in south Edmonton
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The Edmonton Police Service says it's investigating several potential arsons in south Edmonton since May.
The latest incident involved an alleged arson reported in the King Edward Park neighbourhood on Thursday night.
Police said the first in the series was a suspicious fire in Edmonton's Strathearn neighbourhood in May.
Since then, six additional suspicious fires have been reported to police in the Cloverdale, King Edward Park and Holyrood neighbourhoods.
Edmonton Fire said on Friday that the King Edward Park fire originated in a dumpster and spread to the adjacent detached garage, close to 10:30 p.m.
There were no reported injuries and an estimated $50,000 in damages.
A cause has not yet been determined, and a deliberately set fire has not been ruled out, according to Edmonton Fire.
EPS said in a news release that officers will be "proactively patrolling throughout the affected areas in southwest and southeast Edmonton."
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Police said on Friday the fires in Cloverdale, King Edward Park and Holyrood neighbourhoods have no connection to Project Gaslight at this time.
"While we are unsure at this time if these incidents are connected, we are actively investigating seven suspicious fires that have thankfully not injured anyone," acting Staff Sgt. Chantelle Kortbeek said in the news release.
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