VicPD are investigating a suspicious fire that broke out early Friday morning near an industrial area off Bridge Street.
According to police, officers were called to assist the Victoria Fire Department with traffic control in the area of Bridge Street and Bay Street following reports of a fire near GFL Environmental.
Fire crews were first called just before 6 a.m., where they encountered a large garbage fire that was extinguished several hours later.
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Police say the fire has since been deemed suspicious. VicPD’s Forensic Identification Section attended the scene to document evidence, and investigators are continuing to gather information. No injuries were reported.
The incident marks the second suspicious fire in Victoria within the past week, though police have not indicated whether the cases are connected.
On Tuesday, March 31st, a fire destroyed the playground at Stadacona Park, causing an estimated $600,000 in damage. That blaze, which broke out around 1:15 a.m., was also deemed suspicious and believed to have been human-caused.
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This is the second fire in the past year at GFL Environmental after a massive fire ignited at the waste facility in the 500-block of Bay Street on July 21st of last year.
Anyone with information about Friday’s fire is asked to contact the E-Comm non-emergency line at (250) 995-7654 ext. 1 and reference file number 2026-13389.
