Halifax family flees blaze after man throws firebomb at their home: police
HALIFAX — A couple and their two children were forced to flee their Halifax home after it was firebombed, bewildering neighbours who insisted their well-manicured corner of the city’s west end is typically a quiet, safe place.
No one was injured in the spectacular fire, which saw flames roaring out the front windows.
However, the building is badly damaged. Beyond the charred and melted vinyl siding on the front of the house, the main floor is a blackened mess, as is much of the second floor.
The family, which includes a 12-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy, escaped into the cold with only the clothing they were wearing, and some didn’t have boots or shoes on, said Red Cross spokesman Dan Bedell. A tenant living in an upstairs apartment was not home at the time, he said.