RCMP suspect arson in fire that destroyed warehouse in Pangnirtung, Nunavut

RCMP in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, are investigating a fire that burned a warehouse to the groundearly Friday morning.

Police responded to the fire around 4 a.m. They believe arson to be the cause of the fire and the investigation is ongoing.

"The damage was complete. Both the structure and the contents were completely destroyed," said Cpl. Henry Coman with the Nunavut RCMP.

The building is owned by High Arctic Enterprises. Several new mattresses, dry goods, and furniture just off the sealift were destroyed, according to Coman.

He says policebelieve no one was in the building at the time.

Last month, the community lost two uninhabitedhomes to fires thatRCMP deemed suspicious.

• Fires in 2 uninhabited homes in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, deemed suspicious by RCMP

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