Queens RCMP look for public’s help in Pleasantfield blaze

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RCMP are asking the public for any information about a fire that destroyed a seasonal residence in northern Queens County on Sunday afternoon.

Queens District RCMP say that police and firefighters from the Liverpool Fire Department, North Queens Fire Association and the Greenfield Fire Department responded at 2:15 p.m. to the blaze on Old Garden Road in Pleasantfield near the 1000 block.

The house was destroyed within minutes, police said in a Monday news release.

The cause of the fire is unknown. As part of the investigation, police are asking anyone with information or who was travelling on Old Garden Road before or at the time of the fire to contact Queens District RCMP at 902-354-5721. 

People can also leave an anonymous tip at Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure tip online at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or by using the P3 Tips app.