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Car-fire arson spectre as three Pickering homes destroyed

by The Bulldog • February 28, 2018

Car Hanske of 680 News has information which suggests the fire that destroyed three homes overnight may be have been set by a nighttime arsonist torching a car. Residents of Bennington Heights will relate.  Aronist’s rampage destroys cars and home in Bennington

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