Suspicious residential fire in Fort Simpson

August 24, 2021
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories

News release

Fort Simpson, NT, August 22, 2021 – Fort Simpson RCMP are investigating a suspicious residential fire.

During the early morning hours of Sunday, August 22, 2021, Fort Simpson RCMP were called to a residential fire located north on 100th Street.

The Fort Simpson Fire Department attended and put out the fire. Fire damage was contained to a new, unoccupied, attached unit in a duplex residence. The RCMP have opened a suspicious fire investigation and will be working with the community to determine who is responsible for the fire.

The NWT Fire Marshall's Office have also initiated an investigation and are examining the scene. No one was injured in the fire and there is no further risk to the public.

This is the second suspicious fire at this location in less than two months and remains an active investigation.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Fort Simpson RCMP at 695-1111, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 nwtnutips.com, (click on "submit a web tip") or text: "nwtnutips" plus your message to 274637.

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Contact information

Marie York-Condon
Media Relations Officer
Northwest Territories RCMP – Yellowknife, NT
(867) 765-3712
RCMP.NTMedia-NTMedias.GRC@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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