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Incendiary device thrown at home sparks fire
By The Canadian Press
Jan. 3, 2017, Halifax - A couple and their two children were forced to flee after someone firebombed their two-storey Halifax home late Monday, police say.
By The Canadian Press
No one was injured, but the building was badly damaged, Const. Dianne Penfound said in an interview.
“It appears … that this was deliberate,” she said. “A witness in the area saw an unknown man in a white vehicle pull up and throw an incendiary device, which ignited the building.”
Police say they were called to Chebucto Road at about 11:30 p.m.
The witness told them the man in the vehicle was white, but few other details were released. Arson and forensic investigators were dispatched to the scene in the city’s family-friendly west end, and police are asking for the public’s help. The fire marshal’s office has also been called in.
“There was extensive damage … (but) there were no injuries,” Penfound said, adding that she could not provide details about the nature of the incendiary device.
“That would be part of the evidence at this point … It’s early in the investigation.”
The Canadian Red Cross confirmed it is helping the family with emergency lodging, food, clothing and other necessities.
