HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2017-03-22, Page 15Suspect arrested and
charged in structure
fire in Clinton
Damaged
buildings to
be torn down
Justine Alkema
Postmedia Network
On Saturday, March 18
shortly after 5:30 a.m., Huron
County OPP were called to a
structure fire by Central Huron
Fire department.
The fire affected a row of con-
nected buildings between
Highway 8 and town hall in
Clinton after starting in the
most northern building in the
row.
Fire departments from Clin-
ton, Seaforth and Goderich
were on the scene and
responders fought the fire until
Saturday evening.
Criminal Investigators from
the Huron County OPP, West
Region Criminal Operations,
and OPP Forensic Identifica-
tion Services Unit are treating
this fire as arson and have rea-
son to believe that the fire was
set deliberately.
As a result of further investi-
gation by police a male party
has been arrested and charged.
47 -year-old Ronald Davis of
Central Huron has been
charged with arson - disregard
for human life and fail to com-
ply with probation order under
the Criminal Code. He was held
for a bail hearing on Sunday,
March 19.
Highway 4 (Albert Street)
between Huron Street and Rat-
tenbury Street in Clinton was
closed for several days follow-
ing the fire. Central Huron Fire
Chief Dave Renner said the
buildings were unsafe, so the
roads are closed for the safety
of pedestrians and drivers.
Several of the buildings are
damaged beyond repair and
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will have to be torn down in the
near future. At the time this
story was written, exactly how
many buildings would have to
be demolished was not yet
determined.
Fire fighters were able to
keep the flames from hitting the
historic town hall next to the
fire, although the building did
suffer extensive smoke dam-
aged and is closed until further
notice.
Huron County OPP are ask-
ing that any person that may
have been in the area in the
early morning hours of March
18, 2017 or that may have any
information regarding this inci-
dent to contact them at 1-888-
310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.
Should you wish to remain
anonymous, you may call
Crime Stoppers at 1 -800 -222 -
TIPS (8477), where you may be
eligible to receive a cash reward
of up to $2,000.
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