Fires that destroyed home, car, building are related, being treated as arsons: Manitoba RCMP
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Manitoba RCMP officers are alleging that four fires in Bunibonibee Cree Nation that destroyed a storage building, car, and a home are all related and are considered arsons.
Manitoba RCMP officers are alleging that four fires in Bunibonibee Cree Nation that destroyed a storage building, car, and a home are all related and are considered arsons.
The first fire took place around 2:10 a.m. on Nov. 16 at a storage building in the central area of the First Nation.
The building was fully engulfed in flames and deemed a complete loss. Nearby buildings also sustained some minor damage.
No one was in the building at the time of the fire.
Then around 3 a.m. that same day, officers were called to a car fire in the central area of the community.
According to RCMP, the car is a complete loss. Nobody was around the vehicle at the time of the fire.
The third fire took place at 3:35 a.m. the next day on Nov. 16 at a home in the Mud Lake area of Bunibonibee Cree Nation.
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