Suspicious fires near Oxford under investigation: N.S. RCMP
Police in Nova Scotia's Cumberland County, along with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), are investigating several suspicious fires.
Fire crews and DNR resources were working to control multiple grass fires along two stretches of road – Birchwood Road and Jungle Road – along Highway 204 near Oxford late Wednesday afternoon.
Cumberland County District RCMP was called to help restrict traffic and warn residents of a potential need to evacuate.
'Evidence collected near one of the fires indicates the fires were intentionally set,' reads a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP.
The RCMP, with assistance from DNR, is investigating. Police are looking for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the following areas:
Highway 321 around Oxford Junction between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 13
Highway 204 around Birchwood between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 13
Jungle Road from Highway 321 to Thomson Road between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 13
Police are asking anyone with information that can help the investigation to contact Cumberland Country District RCMP office or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
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