3rd pizzeria fire of the summer in Hawkesbury
Witnesses told police they saw 2 men start latest fire on Monday night
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have opened an arson investigation into a third pizzeria fire in just over a month in Hawkesbury, Ont.
The first two happened early June 30 at the Pizza Pizza and Salvatoré, about 400 metres apart on Main Street E. in the town near the Quebec border.
Both were closed at the time, and there were no injuries.
There was another fire late Monday night at Pizza Mike Express on James Street, about 100 metres south of the Pizza Pizza.
OPP said in a news release Wednesday that witnesses reported seeing two tall, thin men in black sweaters start the fire and walk away.
"There is no chance this is an accidental fire," said OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson in an interview with Radio-Canada on Thursday.
Police can't say the three fires are connected based on their investigations so far, he said, nor have they confirmed a motive.
With files from Radio-Canada's Anne-Louise Michel