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At 3:47 a.m. on May 16, Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency responded to a structure fire inside an apartment building in the 30 block of Lakefront Road, Dartmouth. Multiple callers reported seeing smoke from the building.
Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency attended and extinguished the fire at 4:25 a.m. Halifax Transit had a bus on site as a temporary shelter for 12 tenants, including adults and children, who had been evacuated. No one was injured.
Fire Investigators confirmed the fire was intentionally set and an arson investigation has been turned over to police. The arson investigation is in early stages and is on-going. Police will remain on scene for the Forensic Identification Section to process the scene in daylight.
Investigators with the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are asking anyone with information about this incident to call police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca.