Niagara Falls Woman Charged With Arson

Thursday, 1 June 2023 09:15

By Geoff Waterfield

Police say a house on Bridge Street set on fire over the weekend

A 47-year old woman has been charged after a suspicious fire in Niagara Falls.

Police say they were called at around 8:30 Sunday night to an unoccupied house on Bridge Street near Chrysler Avenue.

They found the front porch lit up in flames, but the fire department quickly put it out.

There were no injuries and damage estimate to be about $2,000.

Police add someone was seen running from the house before the fire, with further investigation leading them to believe it was suspicious.

Yesterday, police charged Brenda Lee Theal of Niagara Falls with arson.

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