The Steinbach Fire Department was called to smoke coming out of a shed at Friedensfeld Community Centre shortly after 9 am Saturday.

Assistant Fire Chief Mike Penner says an 8x8 shed had smoke coming out of it when they arrived. “One of our off-duty members used a fire extinguisher on it so it knocked down the fire. Talking with one of the neighbours, there was already a fire in the shed at 7 am that he put out with pails of water. So, it obviously got re-lit or it rekindled and started up again.”

Penner says arson is suspected because a nearby recycling bin had some burning paper in it as well. He adds, the call may be minor but lighting a fire is serious.