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.

 

[Claroon]

I captured these pictures off the realtor video the other day should someone not have seen the interior of EW's studio apt. It is not verified that EW was living there at the time the video was made. But the floorplan would not have changed IMO.

Studio Apt. only entrance.

 

[Ghostwheel]

Why video? From where?

It was very very dark that night. Low moon, sunrise not until around 7:30 am. Not a lot of lighting.

No street lights? No cameras on any of the houses? I am not familiar with the area. In my area there are many houses with cameras and they pick up a lot even in low light conditions. There can be no moon and there would still be enough light for the cameras.

Do you know if there are no cameras on any houses there? Again, LE says nothing, so they could have images or video or they could have nothing.

 

[Claroon]

No street lights? No cameras on any of the houses? I am not familiar with the area. In my area there are many houses with cameras and they pick up a lot even in low light conditions. There can be no moon and there would still be enough light for the cameras.

Do you know if there are no cameras on any houses there? Again, LE says nothing, so they could have images or video or they could have nothing.

We really don’t know what LE collected. They haven’t released any information about cameras, footage, or what they reviewed. We’ve talked about this a few times in earlier posts if you want to search back.

If someone approached from the back park area or the neighbouring industrial parking lot, there aren’t any guaranteed cameras unless those buildings have their own security systems. Not every house has a doorbell camera, not every business has surveillance, and not every vehicle has a dash cam.

We also identified the street lights in earlier posts and looked at cloud cover and moon height for that night. LE may have footage, or they may not — we simply don’t know.

 

[Mayjusticeprevail]

No street lights? No cameras on any of the houses? I am not familiar with the area. In my area there are many houses with cameras and they pick up a lot even in low light conditions. There can be no moon and there would still be enough light for the cameras.

Do you know if there are no cameras on any houses there? Again, LE says nothing, so they could have images or video or they could have nothing.

Street Lights on major street across from the house