CANADA Canada- Eli Wood, 25, student@ Sir Wilfred Laurier Univ., missing after fire (poss. arson)@ home, Kitchener, Ont.,19 Oct., 2025, *Foul play suspected*

[Mayjusticeprevail]

Thank you! That doesn't necessarily scream accelerant to me only because wasn't that a wood extension with vinyl siding? Not brick like the rest of the house? I mean, definitely COULD be accelerant, but having been through some massive fires and watching the stucco houses go up in flames in minutes without accelerant, that tiny thing being engulfed in 10 minutes would not surprise me.

With so few details made public, the limited information we have about the fire suggests a very deliberate act. The Ontario Fire Marshal (OFM) confirmed the fire was arson and targeted.

I looked up fire investigations for arson in Ontario to find out what Is done.

Sharing those findings. This Is more general.

They map out the burn patterns to pinpoint the exact origin.
They can determine from the burn patterns whether a fire started in one spot or several - floor, walls, ceiling, furniture, curtains, or appliances.
They take samples of materials from any of the points of origin to run tests.
At the site, they use forensic tools like an electronic hydrocarbon “sniffer” or an accelerant-detection canine to identify where fuel was introduced.

 

[Claroon]

With so few details made public, the limited information we have about the fire suggests a very deliberate act. The Ontario Fire Marshal (OFM) confirmed the fire was arson and targeted.

I looked up fire investigations for arson in Ontario to find out what Is done.

Sharing those findings. This Is more general.

They map out the burn patterns to pinpoint the exact origin.
They can determine from the burn patterns whether a fire started in one spot or several - floor, walls, ceiling, furniture, curtains, or appliances.
They take samples of materials from any of the points of origin to run tests.
At the site, they use forensic tools like an electronic hydrocarbon “sniffer” or an accelerant-detection canine to identify where fuel was introduced.

We are learning so much!

Joking: Winter boredom leads to us having strange hobbies.