68-Year-Old Man Charged With Arson After Historic NB Church Destroyed by Fire
A New Brunswick senior has been charged with arson in connection with an enormous blaze earlier this week that resulted in the destruction of a historic church on the province’s Acadian Peninsula. Emergency services responded to a report of a religious building on fire during the early morning hours of Aug. 24 in the small seaside community of Saint-Simon, N.B., the RCMP said in a press release. The Caraquet, Bertrand, and Shippagan fire departments responded to the call along with the Caraquet RCMP. Some pictures posted to Facebook show the 108-year-old Saint-Simon Catholic Church engulfed in flames against a still dark sky. Photos of the wooden structure taken later in the morning show most of the building reduced to ash, including the steeple.
An enormous fire destroyed the historic 108-year-old Saint-Simon Catholic Church on the Acadian Peninsula in New Brunswick. Emergency services responded to the blaze early on Aug. 24 in Saint-Simon. A senior from New Brunswick has since been charged with arson in connection with the fire.
- A 68-year-old New Brunswick senior has been charged with arson.
- The charges are connected to a large fire that destroyed the 108-year-old Saint-Simon Catholic Church.
- The fire occurred early on August 24th in the community of Saint-Simon.
- The Caraquet, Bertrand, and Shippagan fire departments responded, along with the Caraquet RCMP.
- Photos show the church engulfed in flames and later reduced to ash, including its steeple.
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