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Brooke-Alvinston Fire Deemed Suspicious

Police are now investing a suspicious fire at a conservation area in Brooke-Alvinston.

The Ontario Provincial Police says on Wednesday around 12:57pm, firefighters responded to the 8400-block Shiloh Line to discover a vacant 43 ft camping trailer and three storage sheds were fully engulfed by the fire.

Police say there were no injuries in the blaze and a damage estimate is unknown at this time.

The Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office has attended the scene along with the Middlesex County OPP Crime Unit and the OPP Forensic Identification Services. The cause is unknown at this time but the fire has been deemed suspicious.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked is encouraged to contact police at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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