On Monday March 18, 2019, the Brantford Police Service attended a commercial property fire at 666 Colborne Street, Brantford, shortly after 2:30 p.m. The Brantford Fire Department attended and extinguished the fire. The fire has been deemed suspicious.

The commercial property was formerly a hotel but has not been in operation for an extended period of time. An investigation into the fire found there were no signs of anyone staying in the building when it started, nor was there anyone affected by the fire.

Anyone with information about the fire should contact Detective Kevin Cabral at 519-756-7050 ext. 2206 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 to leave an anonymous tip.