Suspicious house fire at 13571 Blundell Road in Richmond (updated)

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RICHMOND RCMP are investigating a suspicious house fire at 13571 Blundell Road.
Brian MacLeod, Community Relations Officer of the department, told The VOICE on Monday (October 9) that the fire started around 4:55 a.m. The house was engulfed in heavy smoke.
There were no injuries to first responders or residents. Originally there was some confusion regarding a missing person but they were located by Richmond RCMP.
RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang told The VOICE on Friday that police responded to the fire to assist Richmond Fire-Rescue and that “the cause of the fire is under investigation but appears suspicious.”
If anyone has any information regarding this incident, contact Cpl. Chris Gerow from the Richmond RCMP General Investigation Section at 604-278-1212 or email police at Richmond_Tips@rcmp-grc.gc.ca