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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Yahoo
Police ask for public help over 3 suspicious fires at abandoned homes in western P.E.I.
RCMP on Prince Edward Island are asking for the public's help in solving a series of suspicious fires in the western part of the province. A news release from the force issued Wednesday said the first incident happened on June 24. Emergency crews responded to a fire at an abandoned house on Route 2 in New Annan at 2:30 p.m. that day. Just a week later, on July 1 at 3 p.m., a second fire was reported at the same location. Earlier on Canada Day, at 9:15 a.m., emergency crews had been called to a fire at another abandoned home, this time in Clermont. "Fires at abandoned homes are still a serious risk. Fire has potential to harm people, destroy other property and it ties up first responders," Cpl. Gavin Moore, the P.E.I. RCMP's media relations officer, was quoted as saying in the news release. Anyone with information about the fires is being asked to contact the Prince District RCMP.
CTV News
02-07-2025
- CTV News
P.E.I. RCMP looking to solve 3 ‘suspicious' fires in Prince County
An abandoned home in New Annan, P.E.I., is pictured after a fire. (Source: Facebook/Old Island Homes) The RCMP on Prince Edward Island says it looking to the public for information about three recent suspicious fires on the island. The force says the fires all took place at abandoned homes in Prince County. Emergency crews first responded to a fire at an abandoned home on Route 2 in New Annan at 2:30 p.m. on June 24. Another fire was reported at the same location at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Emergency crews also responded to a fire at an abandoned home in Clermont, about five kilometres away from New Annan, at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday. 'Fires at abandoned homes are still a serious risk – fire has potential to harm people, destroy other property and it ties up first responders. If you have information about these fires, please call the Prince District RCMP' said Cpl. Gavin Moore, the P.E.I. RCMP's media relations officer. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CNA
20-05-2025
- General
- CNA
CNA Correspondent - Japan's growing akiya phenomenon points to more empty homes as the population ages
CNA Correspondent An increasing number of homes in rural Japan are being abandoned due to urban migration and depopulation. These empty structures are attracting foreigners, lured by their cheap prices. CNA's Michiyo Ishida tells Teresa Tang what some communities are doing in the face of an existential crisis.
