The Saint John Police Force is asking for the public s assistance in identifying individuals related to an investigation into a suspicious fire at the Fort La Tour National Historic Site in Saint John, N.B.
HALIFAX The Saint John Fire Department is investigating an overnight fire that damaged a building at the Fort La Tour National Historic Site in Saint John, N.B. We just, we re devastated. There s no words. It s sad, it s disappointing, we ve been working years for this, said Beth Kelly Hatt, chair of the Fort La Tour Development. According to Platoon Chief Ed Moyer with the Saint John Fire Department, crews responded to the fire just after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Officials say the damage to the building was contained to the entranceway of the fort and the smaller interpretation building where admissions would take place.