The probe into Thursday’s fire that gutted a former restaurant has left investigators able to say where the fire started, but not why or how.
Capt. Ennis Mond, Nanaimo Fire Rescue’s chief fire investigations officer, concluded the investigation into the blaze Friday afternoon. Mond could not find sufficient evidence to determine what sparked the blaze.
“The fire started in the basement bathroom and spread from there to the rest of the building,” Mond said. “The cause is undetermined.”
Mond noted that the building was not locked at the time of the fire.
“The building was not secure. That’s the drawback of it all,” he said.
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