Hamilton police investigating possible arson after barn fire near Cambridge

Police are investigating a barn fire that happened Wednesday just outside of Cambridge. (Dan Lauckner/CTV News)

Police are investigating a barn fire that happened Wednesday just outside of Cambridge.

Hamilton police say they were called to the area of Highway 8 and Safari Road shortly after 4 p.m.

The Hamilton Fire Department were on scene for several hours to extinguish the flames. Crews shuttled water in all evening to help fight it.

A tractor trailer and boat were parked nearby. The fire caused the roof of the barn to collapse, with motorcycles and other vehicles stored inside.

“It looked like some sort of garage where they were working on vehicles and motorcycles,” Det. Greg Blunsdon told CTV News.

Police estimate damages to be around $1 million.

No injuries were reported, but investigators suspect illegal activity may have been involved.

“It was determined that the fire was possible suspicious and possibly related to an arson,” Det. Blunsdon said. “Investigators attended the scene and processed the scene. At this time we are still investigating.”

On Thursday, Hamilton police flew a remote piloted drone over the property and expect to clear the scene by the end of the day.

“It’s still too early right now to make any determination of where the investigation is going and whether arrests will be made,” Det. Blunsdon said.

The Ontario Fire Marshal was notified of the investigation, but did not respond to the scene.