Firefighters in Victoria are treating a hotel fire Thursday night that injured several people as a probable arson. The Victoria Police Department said officers were at the hotel just before 8:30 p.m. PT after a man who they said was armed and in crisis called police. The Victoria Fire Department said crews were called in shortly before 10 p.m."When we made entry to that suite, there was heavy fire conditions," Victoria Fire Department Deputy Chief Dan Atkinson said. He said half the hotel was being used for supportive housing while paying guests were in the other half. The Red Cross, he said, has provided hotel rooms for 24 hours.

Source: CBC News November 06, 2020 16:27 UTC