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The Complement King retailer in Thickwood has been focused by arson. That is the fourth fireplace since Could 2022 on the Complement King shops in Fort McMurray.
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Wooden Buffalo RCMP say that on the morning of Aug. 20, emergency staff responded to calls of a construction fireplace at Sign Highway. Firefighters and police arrived to seek out the Complement King retailer on fireplace.
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Neighbouring companies have been broken by smoke, fireplace or each. The Meat Shoppe, Blackhorse Pub and Fort McMurray Dental have been additionally closed on Sunday due to damages. None of these companies know when they may open once more. Thickwood Barbershop is shifting to a different location throughout the similar plaza.
Complement King in Thickwood reopened on Aug. 12 after a hearth in 2022 broken the constructing. The shop’s Eagle Ridge location was closed on Sunday. Police are additionally investigating the next incidents:
- June 23, 2023: Firefighters reply to a hearth on the Eagle Ridge location at 4:53 a.m.
- Oct. 31, 2022: Shortly after 1 a.m., emergency crews responded to a automobile fireplace exterior the Eagle Ridge location.
- Could 10, 2022: At 2:50 a.m., emergency staff reply to a hearth on the Thickwood places. Neighbouring companies have been additionally broken by smoke and fireplace.
Police haven’t commented on potential motives or causes.
Anybody with details about this incident or another prison exercise is requested to contact Wooden Buffalo RCMP at 780-788-4040 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Tricks to Crime Stoppers are all the time nameless and may be despatched to tipsubmit.com.
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