The cause of an apartment fire in an older apartment house near Belleville’s Downtown District Wednesday night is considered suspicious.
Firefighters, Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services and police responded at around 7:30 to the 200 block of Coleman Street.
Flames were seen coming from an upper apartment in the four-unit building.
Everyone was safely evacuated and there were no injuries. Flames were knocked down quickly but the apartment was heavily damaged with smoke and water damage throughout the structure.
An investigation continues by the Belleville Fire and Emergency Services Department,
Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal, Belleville police Criminal Investigation Division and Forensic Investigative Services.