London police and fire officials are investigating what is believed to be a suspicious fire at a highrise near downtown that displaced roughly a dozen tenants.
Firefighters were called to the public housing building at 241 Simcoe Street around 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday. When crews arrived on scene flames and smoke were coming from an upper-floor unit. An aerial ladder had to be used as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.
No injuries were reported.
The building was evacuated as a precaution. Tenants who have been displaced due to fire, smoke or water damage from the incident are in the care of the London Middlesex Housing Corporation.
Damage has been estimated at $200,000.
The Ontario Fire Marshal's Office has been notified and is expected to attend the scene on Wednesday.
A second fire in an electrical panel at the building around 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday was unrelated, according to fire officials.
