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Niagara Regional Police said a fire at the former Ridgeway Crystal Beach High School on Monday morning is being classified as arson.
Police said uniformed officers responded to the structure on Ridge Road North at about 1:15 a.m. and found the abandoned building fully engulfed in flames.
Firefighters with the Fort Erie Fire Department fought to extinguish the fire, police said.
The fire was determined to be an act of arson, police said.
According to a press release from police, 5 District Criminal Investigative Branch (CIB), a specialized detective unit of the Niagara Regional Police Service, is now in charge of the investigation, in cooperation with the Fort Erie Fire Department.
Detectives are asking residents and businesses in the area to review any video surveillance footage and contact police if anything suspicious is seen.