N.S. RCMP investigating arson at Lower Sackville home
RCMP officers, along with Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, responded to a structure fire at a home on Coles Road around 12:07 a.m. Tuesday.
Police say the occupants were able to escape the home uninjured and the fire was contained to the back deck.
'Evidence gathered at the scene by fire services determined that the fire was the result of arson,' reads a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP.
The investigation is ongoing and the RCMP is asking anyone with information about the incident to call the Halifax Regional Detachment at 902-490-5020 or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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