East London fire displaced residents and caused $200K in damage

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A fire at a house in east London displaced six to eight people and caused about $200,000 in damage, the London fire brigade said.

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Firefighters responded to a home on Hale Street between Brydges Street and Beattie Street in response to multiple 911 calls at 4 p.m. Thursday, the department said in a post on the

The fire was extinguished and two occupants of the home were treated by Middlesex-London paramedics, the department said.

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Six to eight people were forcibly removed from the three-story building and waited on an LTC bus.

Fire investigators were called to determine the cause of the fire and damage was estimated at about $200,000, the department said.

14-year-old accused of armed robbery and kidnapping

Windsor police arrested a pair of 14-year-old boys who allegedly kidnapped two people at gunpoint while driving around in a stolen vehicle.

Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun on Dougall Avenue shortly after 11pm on December 3rd.

Following the investigation, police teams learned that the two young suspects were driving a stolen vehicle, holding a firearm to their heads and making threats when they picked up their first victim.

Police said the suspects then went to the location of the second victim and used bear mace to scare them and demanded they get into the vehicle.

Once inside, police said one of the victims was physically assaulted. His shoes were also stolen by the suspects.

Police said the suspects released the victims a short time later. One victim suffered minor injuries during the incident.

A day later, police arrested both suspects, who face multiple charges including robbery with an offensive weapon and kidnapping. The identities of both young people are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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