Arson suspected in fire that destroyed Kamloops’ Red Bridge

The RCMP says it believes a fire that destroyed Kamloops’ historical Red Bridge connected Thursday was the effect of arson.

Mounties were called to assistance firefighters astatine the span soon earlier 3:30 a.m., by which clip the operation was afloat engulfed successful flames.

The span yet collapsed and has been “sadly wholly destroyed,” RCMP said successful a Friday media release.

“The probe is inactive successful its precise aboriginal stages, but we bash judge the Red Bridge was intentionally acceptable connected occurrence and we are treating it arsenic arson, based connected the accusation and grounds reviewed truthful far,” said Kamloops RCMP Officer successful Charge Supt. Jeff Pelley.

“The Red Bridge was an important and historical portion of our community’s infrastructure; it is highly disheartening to deliberation that it was purposely destroyed.”

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Mounties said the Thursday occurrence was the 2nd this week. Another occurrence was reported connected the span astir 6:45 a.m. connected Tuesday. Police are investigating whether the 2 incidents are linked.

Police and Kamloops Fire Rescue are appealing for tips and video changeable successful the country arsenic they analyse the fire.

Anyone who saw thing suspicious successful the waterway oregon the shorelines adjacent the span is being asked to interaction Kamloops RCMP astatine 250-828-3000 oregon Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment astatine 250-314-1800 and notation record 2024-31206.