Waterloo Regional Police reported two serious incidents of fireworks in Kitchener and Waterloo over the long weekend of Canada Day.
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Police have found a man launching fireworks on a road in a busy uptown district.
Later, a 20-year-old man from Waterloo was arrested and charged with mischief for less than $ 5,000, general life-threatening disruptions, negligence, and breach of duty related to explosives. They say.
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The second call calls for emergency services to deal with multiple fires at McLennan Park in Kitchener. It occurred around noon on Saturday. ..
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According to police, residents said the fire started with dry grass because a man was setting fireworks in the park.
They say members of the Kitchiner Fire Department put out the fire very quickly.
Police said the park was searched, but the suspect ran away from the scene by bicycle before the police arrived.
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