Couch fire spreads to nearby Aaron’s store

Fire from a couch set ablaze on Thursday morning spread to the exterior of an adjacent Aaron’s furniture and electronics store on 15th Street East.

The Prince Albert Police Service received the call at 6:30 a.m. According to Cst. Rob Lindsay, the couch was on fire behind the building and the fire spread to the roof of the building. He confirmed the fire was being treated as suspicious.

Prince Albert Fire Department crews were at the scene dousing the flames and removing building materials from the smouldering roof.

An Aaron’s employee at the scene said he received a call while he was on his way in to work from the alarm company.