Cause of garage fire deemed as suspicious as investigation continues

According to the City of Airdrie, fire crews were called to a structure fire at 5:25 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27 at the 500 block of 1st Street N.W.

"When the Engine from Veterans Station arrived, firefighters found a garage fully engulfed in flames which spread to a truck parked in the alley and a neighbouring RV trailer," a city press release stated.

However, the homeowner, along with one dog, and one cat home at the time of the fire were safely evacuated. There were no injuries reported. Fire crews were successful in protecting the home and Fortis was called to the scene to attend to live power lines down in the alley.

"Two homes were without power and internet/cable was out to an undetermined number of homes at the time of the incident. $150,000 is an early estimate of losses."

The Airdrie Fire Department attended with two Engines and a Ladder truck staffed with twelve firefighters. 

According to the Airdrie RCMP, the investigation being led by the Airdrie RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS) has determined the fire to be suspicious in nature and was started shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 27, 2022.

As the investigation into the cause and motivation of this event continues, RCMP is asking that anyone with home security footage or dashboard camera footage of the area contact police.

Anyone with information on this suspicious fire is asked to contact the Airdrie RCMP Detachment at 403-945-7200. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or online at www.P3Tips.com.

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