A fire that gutted a Reef Road home on Tuesday, Dec. 2, appears to have been deliberately set.
Sunshine Coast RCMP continue to investigate the fire in Sechelt and have turned the case into an arson investigation.
“After further investigation by the Sechelt fire department and an RCMP arson investigator, police believe this fire was deliberately set,” said media liaison Const. Harrison Mohr.
The fire gutted most of the upper floor of the home, the garage, and a vehicle in the garage.
“This was a large and intense house fire that not only caused extensive property damage, but needlessly risked the lives of fire fighters and other emergency responders,” he said. “As such, we are taking this criminal act very seriously.”
Harrison said police are confident this was an isolated incident, specific to that residence.
RCMP is asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious around the time of the fire (4 p.m. Dec. 2) to call RCMP if they have not yet been spoken to by police. “We would like to speak with anyone who saw any persons going to or leaving the residence before or after the fire started, or anyone that knows who was living at or staying at the residence,” added Mohr.
Police reinforce that in a case like this, even the smallest detail can be of great assistance.
