A second fire in less than a week at the site of the old Howard Johnson hotel has sparked an RCMP investigation.
The first fire was early in the morning on Thursday, May 22 and the second late in the afternoon on May 25.
Nanaimo Fire Chief Tim Doyle says crews responded quickly and put out the fire in a landscape debris pile on Sunday.
“With two fires in the same location over four days, it has been deemed suspicious and RCMP is investigating,” he says.
The fire department recommended an on-site security station closer to where the fires have happened and increased patrols.
Doyle says the rubble piles are not near the building and did not pose a significant risk of spreading throughout the demolition site or to surrounding properties.
