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Fire At Abbotsford, B.C., Home Is Suspicious: Police

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Jan, 2017 02:30 PM
    ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A Saturday morning blaze at an Abbotsford, B.C., residence is being deemed suspicious by investigators.
     
    Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service arrived to find the home engulfed in flames in the 30800-block of Peardonville Road, near Queens Street, just before 7 a.m.
     
    Abbotsford police say all eight residents at the home were alerted to the fire early and could escape safely.
     
    The residents are in hospital being treated for smoke inhalation.
     
    Police say the cause of the fire is under investigation and they're asking anyone with information to come forward.
     
    Anyone with information that could be helpful to investigators are asked to call Abbotsford police at 604-859-5225, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
     

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