The Edmonton Police Service is considering the possibility two more fires at under-construction infill homes are connected to a string of arsons in established central neighbourhoods in recent weeks.

Over the weekend, firefighters were called to fires at two infills on opposites sides of the North Saskatchewan River: a blaze west of downtown in the Glenora neighbourhood, and another one along overlooking the river in the Belgravia area.

That fire at 7139 Saskatchewan Dr., where a single family skinny infill home was being built, broke out around 11:15 p.m. Sunday.

Belgravia has seen three fires at under-construction homes recently and it’s left 30-year resident Doug Wylie upset.

Wylie was in bed already when the blaze broke out and said his wife got a text in their neighbourhood grou

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