SURREY RCMP are investigating an arson at an apartment building in the Guildford area and requesting anyone with information contact police.
On February 8, at 3:06 a.m., Surrey Fire Service notified Surrey RCMP that they were responding to the report of a fire at an apartment building located the 10600-block of 150 Street.
Surrey Fire Service quickly extinguished a fire located in the hallway of the building. There was evidence of a second fire outside the building, which was extinguished prior to police/fire attendance. No injuries were reported.
However, police say it appears these fires were intentionally lit.
Surrey RCMP General Investigations Unit has conduct of the investigation and are working with the Surrey RCMP Arson Coordinator and the Surrey Fire Service to advance the investigation.
Investigators are in the process of reviewing CCTV from the area, and are releasing a description of two suspects:
* Suspect one was wearing a white baseball hat, white shirt, black puffy jacket, blue jeans and white high top runners.
* Suspect two was wearing a dark hoody with a white shirt underneath, black pants, black Nike runners with a white swoosh.
“Thankfully the fire was quickly extinguished and did not result in any injuries to residents inside the apartment building,” said Surrey RCMP Media Relations Officer Cpl. Vanessa Munn. “We want to encourage residents in the area to be vigilant and report all suspicious activity.”
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.