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New Westminster police seek information about suspicious fire

New Westminster police are seeking information about a suspicious fire on Front Street. New Westminster firefighters extinguished a fire inside 615 Front St. about 5:10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27.
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New Westminster Fire
Back at the scene: New Westminster firefighters extinguished a small fire on Front Street on May 27, at a site that was involved in last year's massive fire on Columbia Street. Fire and police investigators believe the latest blaze is suspicious.Larry Wright

New Westminster police are seeking information about a suspicious fire on Front Street.
New Westminster firefighters extinguished a fire inside 615 Front St. about 5:10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27. The New Westminster Police Department has been investigating the matter with fire investigators and believes the cause is suspicious.
According to police, the vacant building involved in last week’s fire had already sustained significant damage in last October’s fire. Fire tore though the E.L. Lewis and Hamley blocks on Columbia Street on the morning of Oct. 10, but fire crews were able to stop the flames before they spread to the adjacent Cunningham Block.
Police are asking for anyone with information about the fire to contact Det. Const. Martha Miszkurka at 604-529-2435 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.