Last Thursday afternoon, Thompson RCMP received a report of a male kicking in a door to a residence on Brandon Crescent.

When they arrived, officers found  fully engulfed in flames.

The 34-year-old man reported to have been breaking into the town home was located by police exiting the yard. He was taken into custody.

Officers began evacuating the neighbouring residences and making sure nobody was still inside the burning structure.

The local fire department extinguished the fire. Damage was limited to two of the town homes.
       
The fire is considered suspicious. The Office of the Fire Commissioner is assisting with the ongoing investigation.