On Twitter, Waterloo Regional Police announced that there has been a fire at the homeless encampment in downtown Kitchener.
“Waterloo Regional Police and Kitchener Fire Department are responding to several reports of a fire in the area of Victoria Street North and Weber Street West in Kitchener,” police wrote at 9:39 am
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They also said that Victoria Street has been closed between Weber and Duke streets as a result of the fire.
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A police spokesperson told Global News that the fire has been extinguished but remains under investigation.
Police said more information will be forthcoming.
Waterloo Regional Police and Kitchener Fire Department are responding to several reports of a fire in the area of Victoria Street North and Weber Street West in Kitchener.
Victoria Street is closed between Weber and Duke Streets.
Please avoid the area. More to follow. pic.twitter.com/rVdC0AdyWl
— Waterloo Regional Police (@WRPSToday) October 11, 2022
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