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Vancouver Police investigates multiple arsons over the Easter Long Weekend

Darpan News Desk Vancouver Police, 06 Apr, 2021 10:38 PM
  • Vancouver Police investigates multiple arsons over the Easter Long Weekend

 Vancouver Police are investigating after a series of fires were deliberately set on the city’s north side over Easter weekend.

“VPD officers responded to six separate arsons over the long weekend in the Downtown Eastside and the downtown core,” says Sergeant Steve Addison, VPD. “Fortunately, there were no injuries and only minor property damage occurred, however these fires could have caused a lot of harm had they not been doused quickly.”

Four fires occurred April 1 in the Downtown Eastside after someone set fire to garbage bins. A fourth fire occurred that same night in Gastown after someone set fire to various items on the street.

Additional fires were set April 4 near the Plaza of Nations, and on April 5 in a concrete stairwell at the Vancouver Law Courts.

No arrests have been made and VPD detectives are investigating whether the incidents are linked.

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