{"id":959359,"date":"2026-11-05T14:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/959359\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T14:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:26:13","slug":"two-charged-in-arson-investigation-at-mississauga-apartment-building-third-suspect-sought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/959359\/","title":{"rendered":"Two charged in arson investigation at Mississauga apartment building; third suspect sought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police charged Joshua Pedersen, 28, left, and Morgan Murphy, 27, in connection with an arson investigation at a Mississauga apartment building. Police are searching for Madison Varga, 30, right.  Photos: Peel Regional Police handout<\/p>\n<p>Two people face charges and a third person is sought in an arson investigation at a Mississauga apartment building.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews responded to fires in a third-floor hallway of an apartment building in the area of Lakeshore Road West and Southdown Road in Clarkson on Sunday, Sept. 20, and Monday, Sept. 21, Peel Regional Police said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/suspicious-fire-in-mississauga-was-2nd-blaze-to-erupt-within-a-day-at-same-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fires were deliberately set<\/a> in the hallway, and investigators believe the occupants of one unit were deliberately targeted in both fires.<\/p>\n<p>No significant injuries were reported in either incident, police said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the second fire resulted in a large-scale evacuation that displaced several residents, police added.<\/p>\n<p>Police said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/18-people-injured-after-fire-breaks-out-in-mississauga-apartment-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">18 residents were transported to hospital<\/a> for treatment of smoke inhalation.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated damage is approximately $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Police made two arrests and are searching for an additional suspect in connection with the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Oct. 15, Joshua Pedersen, 28, of no fixed address, was arrested in Hamilton and charged with two counts of arson \u2013 disregard for human life, two counts of mischief over $5,000, break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, and possession of break-in instruments.<\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 44,349 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,605,090 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    1953 VOTES<br \/>\n    What should your newly elected mayor focus on during their first 100 days?    <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Oct. 26, Morgan Murphy, 27, of Burlington, was arrested and charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, and two counts of arson \u2013 disregard for human life.<\/p>\n<p>Both accused were held in custody pending bail hearings before the Ontario Court of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they continue to search for Madison Varga, 30, of no fixed address, who is wanted in relation to the arson investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Police released several photos of Varga.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-860710\" class=\"wp-image-860710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/madison-varga-mississauga-arson.jpg\" alt=\"madison varga mississauga arson\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1063\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-860710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madison Varga, 30, of no fixed address, is wanted in connection with a Mississauga arson investigation. Police released these more recent photos because her appearance has changed.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding Varga\u2019s whereabouts is asked to contact police.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact 11 Division CIB at 905-453-2121, ext. 1133.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INSAUGA Canada&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tStay in the know.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to receive our daily email of today\u2019s top stories in your city!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police charged Joshua Pedersen, 28, left, and Morgan Murphy, 27, in connection with an arson investigation at a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":959360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":["post-959359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mississauga","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mississauga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=959359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/959360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}