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Delta man faces arson charges

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Feb, 2024 12:56 PM
  • Delta man faces arson charges

A man is facing arson charges after allegedly setting fire to the same location in Delta two days in a row.

Delta police say one of the incidents happened on February 1st, when an officer saw a fire in the disposal shed of a local restaurant.

Fire crews extinguished the blaze before it spread to the main restaurant building, and police were able to identify and arrest the suspect through surveillance video identification.

A following investigation found the man had been seen on January 31st at the same location, and another fire had taken place at that time.

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