Aftermath of a damaging fire under police investigation at Nanaimo Judo Club in the city's Old City Quarter neighbourhood. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
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Police investigate ‘devastating’ Nanaimo Judo Club fire
Jul 14, 2026 | 3:06 PM
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NANAIMO — With a cause listed as undetermined, Nanaimo RCMP is investigating a suspicious fire at a local judo club’s hall.
Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O’Brien said the fire was reported on Saturday, July 11 just before 5 a.m. at Sid Clark Gyro Park, where flames originating from the stairwell sent embers into the building’s attic.
“Crews knocked it down, they contained it to the building, but extensive smoke and water damage inside the building itself; they determined that nobody was inside.”
The badly damaged building on Machleary at Campbell streets is uninhabitable.
