Suspicious Fire Under Investigation

Date Published: 29 Apr 2021, Last Updated: 15 May 2025

Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021File: 21-16478Victoria, BC – Officers are investigating after a suspicious fire early this morning which damaged a salon and restaurant in Victoria.Shortly before 2 a.m. this morning Patrol officers were flagged down for a building fire in the 700-block of Fort Street. The Victoria Fire Department attended and extinguished the fire. A salon and nearby restaurant were damaged by the fire. No one was injured as a result of the incident.VicPD’s Forensic Identification Services team attended the scene and continued the investigation. Victoria Fire Department fire investigators are also investigating the incident.This file remains under investigation.If you have information about this incident, please call our Report Desk at (250) 995-7654, extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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