Woman charged with arson after Merritt, B.C., structure fire

Woman charged with arson after Merritt, B.C., structure fire

A suspect was arrested at the scene of a structure fire that seriously injured two people in Merritt, B.C. on Monday, according to authorities.

Suspect in jail after alleged arson attack on Merritt home sends two people to hospital

Two people are in hospital after suffering serious injuries in an intentionally set house fire in Merritt, police say. According to Mounties, emergency crews were called to an address in the 1900-block of Houston Street at about 5 a.m. on Monday for a report of a fire. Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Josh ...

Woman charged with arson after Merritt structure fire sends two people to hospital

MERRITT, B.C. — A woman who was charged with arson causing bodily harm remains in custody after a structure fire that seriously injured two people in Merritt. In a news release issued Wednesday (May 22), Merritt RCMP say officers responded to the 1900-block of Houston Street at around 5:00 a.m. Monday for the report of a structure fire. Police say the Merritt Fire Department and Emergency Health Services were on scene treating two victims who …

One arrested, two taken to hospital after Monday morning arson at Merritt home

Police in Merritt say two people were taken to hospital with “significant injuries” after a structure fire at a home on Houston Street. Mounties say they were called to the 1900 block of Houston Street around 5 a.m. on Monday, May 20. Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Josh Roda says police arrived to find firefighters already tending to the two people, who were stabilized and taken to hospital. He also says a suspect was arrested at the scene. Roda says L…

Merritt arson fire sends two to hospital with ‘significant’ injuries: RCMP

Two people remain in hospital with significant injuries following an arson fire in Merritt on Monday. Fire crews and paramedics were called to the house fire in the 1900 block of Houston Street at around 5 a.m., May 20, according to an RCMP media release. Paramedics took two people to hospital with serious injuries from the fire, RCMP said. Both people were stabilized and remain in hospital. Police arrested a suspect as the scene of the blaze…