London police: Fireplace at downtown enterprise deemed suspicious

London police have arrested a suspect after an in a single day hearth at a downtown enterprise was deemed suspicious.

Emergency crews responded to the blaze at a enterprise within the 700 block of York Road round 1 a.m. Wednesday. Witnesses reported a number of autos had been on hearth within the parking zone.

Fireplace crews attended and extinguished the flames. There have been no accidents reported.

Police say the fireplace was decided to be suspicious and a person was taken into custody.

London police are investigating a suspicious hearth after a number of autos caught hearth hearth within the parking zone of a enterprise in London, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (Brent Lale/CTV Information London)

The investigation is ongoing.

Police say no injury estimate is thought presently.

The investigation continues to be in its early phases, police say, and extra info will likely be offered as soon as accessible.

Anybody with info in relation to this incident is requested to name the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Info will also be despatched in on-line anonymously to London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers.

London police are investigating a suspicious hearth after a number of autos caught hearth hearth within the parking zone of a enterprise in London, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (Brent Lale/CTV Information London)