The Springwater Township Fire Department responded to a fire inside a business on Queen Street in Elmvale early this morning (Nov. 19). There were no injuries, states a media release from OPP Acting Sgt. Katy Viccary. 

The call came into the Huronia West OPP Detachment at approximately 5:10 a.m. OPP officers and firefighters arrived on scene and observed smoke billowing from within the building.

“A door to the premise was insecure, and it appears as though unknown suspect(s) had unlawfully entered the building prior to the fire. Initial investigation suggests that the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) may have been tampered with during the incident.” Viccary said. 

The Huronia West OPP Crime Unit, OPP Forensic Identification Services and the Ontario Fire Marshall were all notified of the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the OPP at  or Crime Stoppers at . Calls to Crime Stoppers remain anonymous. You will never have to testify and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.