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Sandy Lake school fire deemed arson

That elementary school fire on the Sandy Lake First Nation is now being investigated as arson case. The weekend blaze caused extensive damage to the Thomas Fiddler Memorial School.

That elementary school fire on the Sandy Lake First Nation is now being investigated as arson case. 

The weekend blaze caused extensive damage to the Thomas Fiddler Memorial School. 

An Ontario Fire Marshal's Office investigator was on the scene this week, and Nishnawbe-Aski Police are now looking for evidence to determine how the fire started.


The school remains closed to students, pending a full damage assessment.
 

 





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