FIRES: In Yellowknife, police fear an arsonist behind the lines
As Yellowknife evacuates in the face of an oncoming naturally caused wildfire, police in the city say they discovered an attempted arson overnight. RCMP said a fire on Deh Cho Boulevard, a bypass road on the western periphery of Yellowknife nearest the oncoming fire, was reported at 4am on Friday. ...
... “An aerosol can was located on scene and the fire is believed to be an arson. The area was immediately contained and the police dog service was called in to assist. No one was located in the area and no arrests have been made. This is the latest of three alleged arsons in the city since Tuesday ...
They make the point that this arson is not related to the main wildfire which they say is "naturally caused". But it is another datapoint in the growing database that there IS arson happening, a lot of it, and in many places.
Copycat?
Coordinated e.g. Antifa?
Someone torching their own property in order to collect on insurance?
Some of all of the above, no doubt.
what has antifa been up to lately? i haven't heard from them in a long time.