Victoria Fire Department crews responded to two separate dumpster fires within approximately 30 minutes late Sunday night.
The first fire, at 732 Princess Ave., was reported at 11:23 p.m. and involved a garbage dumpster near a building. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze with a hose. The building was not damaged, although the metal dumpster sustained heat damage from the fire.
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The second fire, located on Chancery Lane behind the Yates Street Parkade, was reported at 11:56 p.m. by a cleaning crew working in a nearby building.
The fire destroyed the plastic dumpster. Firefighters dragged hoses to the scene from Langley Street and extinguished the fire.
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Irrigation pipes attached to an adjacent building at 535 Yates St. were melted by the heat.
The total estimate of damages is approximately $1,000.
Police are considering these fires suspicious and continue to investigate.
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