Police investigate suspicious fires in Coldstream, B.C.

Over nan past six weeks, emergency crews successful B.C.’s Okanagan Valley person responded to 4 abstracted fires successful Coldstream parks.

On May 24, nan Coldstream Fire Department responded to a burning character stump successful Creekside Park. They later responded to 2 suspicious fires adjacent Cosen’s Bay connected June 12.

Police did not place immoderate suspects and nan investigations are ongoing. It is chartless if immoderate of these incidents are related.

The 4th occurrence occurred connected July 4. After receiving reports of fume coming from a wooded valley area, front-line officers and nan Coldstream Fire Department fought a bush occurrence successful nan 9700 artifact of Coldstream Creek Road.

No origin was determined, but officials judge nan occurrence was human-caused. No suspects aliases witnesses were identified.

“These incidents are highly concerning and highly vulnerable to nationalist safety,” said Cpl. Tania Finn, media relations serviceman for Vernon North Okanagan RCMP. “It wouldn’t person taken overmuch for immoderate of these fires to dispersed retired of power and jeopardize adjacent properties.”

Police are asking group pinch dashcam footage successful nan areas of Coldstream Creek Road, Cosen’s Bay Road and Grieves Road connected July 4 betwixt 1:45 p.m. and 2 p.m. to interaction police.

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Anyone pinch accusation regarding these fires is urged to interaction nan North Okanagan RCMP aliases Crime Stoppers.