According to a news release, the fires happened within 15 minutes of each other.

Article content

The Ottawa Police Service ‘s arson unit is investigating two “suspicious” fires that broke out at two different illegal magic mushroom shops early Monday morning. Article content

According to a news release, the fires happened within 15 minutes of each other. Article content Article content

One of the fires happened at a magic mushroom shop at 156 Rideau St., next to Silverline Tattoo and Body Piercing. Police said a car crashed into the building at around 4:44 a.m. The building and the car then caught on fire.

In a Monday afternoon social media post, Ottawa Fire Services said both the vehicle and the building were engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Firefighters then ente

See Full Page