ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is asking for help from the public with its investigation into a the serial firebombing of a Mount Pearl property this week.
The property on Laumann Place was the target of a firebombing around 1:30 Tuesday morning, and again at 12:15 a.m. on Friday and was extinguished both times by quick-thinking neighbours with a garden hose.
In the first incident, a man called 911 when he saw flames at a home across the street, then ran over and used a garden hose to extinguish the blaze. St. John’s Regional Fire Department platoon chief Dean Foley told The Telegram firefighters arrived to find smoke in the front porch of the home, and it appeared some type of incendiary device had been used to set the fire.
On Friday morning, a different neighbour heard an explosion coming from the same property and ran outside to find a vehicle in the driveway alight. He put out the fire with a hose and firefighters arrived to find another incendiary device had been used.
There were no injuries in either incident.
Friday afternoon, RNC Const. James Cadigan confirmed the suspicious nature of the fires and asked members of the public to check their surveillance cameras and vehicle dash cameras for any footage that might help police with their investigation. Information can be provided by calling the RNC at 729-8000 or by contacting Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.
