No injuries have been reported following a string of suspicious tow truck fires in North York and Richmond Hill early this morning.
The first fire was reported on Drewry Avenue, located near Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue, at around 3:34 a.m.
Toronto Fire Services said crews were called to a home in the area and found a tow truck fully engulfed in flames.
At one point, the flames spread from the vehicle, which was parked next to a house, to a garage and the side of the residence.
No one was inside the home at the time of the fire.
The second fire was reported in the same area at around 3:46 a.m. on Devondale Avenue and the flames were quickly knocked down.
Minutes later at around 3:50 a.m., a third tow truck fire was reported near Yonge Street and Finch Avenue.
The home owner extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived on scene.
Toronto police say they are investigating the incidents as arson and the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) has been called in.
At around the same time the fires were set in Toronto, two other tow truck fires were reported in Richmond Hill.
The first incident occurred on Wood Lane, near Mill and Bathurst streets, and the second fire broke out on Collin Court, located in the area of Bathurst Street and Gamble Road.
Police say the two incidents in York Region on Monday came just two days after another tow truck fire on Berwick Crescent in Richmond Hill.
Speaking to CP24 on Monday morning, Const. Laura Nicolle said police also believe the fires in Richmond Hill were deliberately set.
"Fortunately there were no injuries in any of these cases but certainly there is a potential for that so we are investigating this and hoping to determine who is responsible," Nicolle said.
When asked if investigators believe the same suspect is responsible for all three fires, Nicolle said it is too early to tell.
Police also would not commented on why they believe tow trucks are being targeted.
“We have to look at all the evidence…In terms of motives and why, we are not at that point yet,” Nicolle said. “We don’t want to rule anything out right now.”
It is not clear if the fires are connected.
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