Police investigate triple vehicle fire in Toronto neighbourhood as arson

CANADA Toronto Liberal MP says arson probe underway after cars set on fire at home By Isaac Callan Global News Posted August 27, 2026 11:26 am Updated August 27, 2026 12:56 pm 1 min read View image in full screen Police and firefighters were called to a Toronto neighbourhood after three vehicles were set on fire overnight. Global News LEAVE A COMMENT SHARE THIS ITEM ON FACEBOOK SHARE THIS ITEM ON X SEND THIS PAGE TO SOMEONE VIA EMAIL SEE MORE SHARING OPTIONS DESCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE INCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE A Liberal MP says vehicles were set on fire at her Toronto home and destroyed in an overnight incident police are treating as arson. On Thursday, Salma Zahid — who represents the riding of Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East — confirmed two cars had been destroyed at her house. The incident is being investigated by Toronto police. The force said officers and firefighters were called to an address in the area of Bellamy Road North and Lawrence Avenue East to respond to the fire early on Thursday morning. Get breaking Ottawa news Get breaking Ottawa news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. SIGN UP FOR BREAKING OTTAWA NEWSLETTER GET STARTED BY PROVIDING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO GLOBAL NEWS' TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY. They arrived to find three vehicles engulfed in flames. Toronto Fire said they battled the blaze, knocked down the fire and then handed on the investigation to police. “This is being treated as a suspected arson,” a Toronto police spokesperson told Global News in a statement. “There were no injuries reported.” MORE ON CANADA MORE VIDEOS Strong Ontario, Quebec summer storms led to $439M in insured damage: report RCMP in New Brunswick say man dead after gunfire exchange with police Canada stands by proposed youth social media ban after Meta U.S. settlement Bearspaw feeder main replacement enters home stretch on schedule, on budget STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT Zahid said in a statement she would not “speculate” on a potential motive and would wait until the police investigation was complete. “I don’t want to speculate on a possible motive,” she wrote in a statement. “We will await the results of the investigation. But such attacks are unacceptable and will not deter me from my work serving Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East.” Investigators did not offer any information on who the suspect could be and asked anyone with information or leads to…