Timmins suspect charged with starting garbage bin fire

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Security cam footage and a number of witnesses helped police in Timmins locate an arson suspect accused of setting a fire at an Elm Street North residence.

“It was determined that the suspect attended the location and purposely set fire to the contents of a large garbage bin on site,” police said in a news release Wednesday.

“The Timmins Fire Department attended the scene to extinguish the blaze without incident.”

The 27-year-old suspect was identified with the help of CCTV video footage and witnesses, and he was arrested at a separate location.

Charges include arson and failing to comply with a probation order.

The accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for today at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins.