Arson suspected

Cracker at work

19 July 2006 - 23.10 - Redland

Firefighters were called to this incident when local residents noticed a fire in an office building

Luckily the fire, which had been started outside the front door of the property, had not taken hold but crews noticed that another small fire was burning inside a window at the side of the building. The had to break in to get to the fire and extinguish it, which they did using breathing apparatus and a hosereel.

Because of the twin seats of fire an investigator was called. The next day the fire detection dog ‘Cracker’ attended and confirmed that accelerants had been used. The police were informed of these findings and are investigating