The office of the fire marshal will not be investigating the source of a car fire in downtown Yellowknife on Tuesday.
Jay Boast is a spokesperson for the department of Municipal and Community Affairs, which oversees the office of the fire marshal.
“Video surveillance of the motor vehicle fire has confirmed the fire is not suspicious in nature and that the fire originated in the dash of the motor vehicle,” he told CKLB in an email.
He added that “all evidence is typically destroyed” when a fire breaks out from this area of a vehicle.
The department is also reminding residents to follow their vehicle’s maintenance and inspection schedule to prevent these kinds of incidents.
With files from Mariah Caruso.
