OPP investigating suspicious fire in Sunbury

OPP say they are continuing to investigate a suspicious structure fire in Sunbury on Friday.

“On Aug 20, 2021 at approximately 11:25 p.m., officers from the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with South Frontenac Fire and Rescue were called to a business located on Battersea Rd., in South Frontenac Township, for a structure fire,” said OPP in a release.

South Frontenac Fire Rescue extinguished the fire quickly but the business sustained damage to an outer wall and a gas pump, OPP said.

The fire has since been deemed suspicious in nature.

Frontenac OPP is continuing to investigate the circumstances involving the fire.

Anyone with information regarding this fire are asked to contact the Frontenac Detachment of the OPP at 613-372-1932 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).