Six vehicles were burned on Monday, suspected to be caused by arson (Photo Supplied: New Hazelton RCMP)
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Arson suspected in relation to New Hazelton vehicle fire

Logan Flint
By Logan Flint

A vehicle fire yesterday (Monday) in New Hazelton is suspected to be arson caused according to RCMP.

Police said they were notified that four Gitxsan Development Corporation vehicles were burned after employees arrived at work.

Mounties add video footage showed a person appearing to place an unknown object on the vehicle’s tires that immediately ignited.

Six other company and various personal vehicles in the same lot were not damaged.

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According to police, Gitxsan Development Corporation works with McElhaney Geomatics Engineering, which had vehicles set on fire in Smithers and Terrace.

Those investigations remain ongoing.

Anyone with information on the New Hazelton, Smithers, or Terrace investigations is asked to call their local detachment.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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