Dumpster fire in Guelph causes $100K in damage to nearby building

KITCHENER -- A building in Guelph suffered around $100,000 in damage after a dumpster fire spread to the exterior.

Emergency crews responded to the fire around 2:35 p.m. Monday in the area of Woodlawn Road West near Woolwich Street. Police said the flames were approximately 10 metres high and spread to an exterior wall of the business. The blaze was extinguished before the interior of the business sustained any damage.

No one was injured in the fire. The cause remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

We would like to speak with the person in the attached pics in regards to an arson investigation that resulted in $100,000 worth of damage to a #Guelph business on JUL19. Anyone with any info is asked to contact D/CST Trevor Byard at 5198241212 x7210 or [e-mail] -KG pic.twitter.com/5V7zA3gnPQ

— Guelph Police Service (@GuelphPolice) July 26, 2021