Three Milton teens charged after suspicious fire at abandoned building
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Three Milton youths are in police custody following a blaze at an abandoned building in the city.
On Sunday, just after 5:30 p.m., emergency crews were called to 700 Main St. E. in Milton — between Ontario St. N. and Thompson Rd. S., near the city’s GO Station — after reports of a fire.
The building, which is currently abandoned, was once home to the city’s Habitat for Humanity ReStore. It has sat empty since the retailer moved to a new location a little more than two years ago.
The building was fully engulfed in flames by the time Milton fire crews arrived.
Police say residents of a nearby condominium complex were evacuated out of safety concerns, but were later allowed to return to their homes.
Halton police say nobody was seriously injured in the blaze.
Police deem fire suspicious
While the cause of the blaze is still under investigation, officials consider the fire suspicious.
Members of the Halton Regional Police Service’s 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau eventually identified three suspects they say were involved in starting the fire.
As a result of the investigation, police say they arrested and charged three 14-year-old youths from Milton in connection with the fire. Each faces one count of breaking and entering and one count of arson .
The identities of the accused are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA.)
The investigation is ongoing.
Anybody with information is asked to contact Halton Regional Police Service at 905-825-4777 ext. 2416.