Neighbours tell CTV News the home has been frequented by the RCMP and was the scene of a police raid several days ago.
Firefighters were called to the house on Athletic Street at approximately 5 p.m. when neighbours saw black smoke billowing from the windows of the home.
Fire crews contained the blaze and extinguished the flames within 40 minutes of their arrival, the Nanaimo RCMP said in a statement Thursday night.Investigators say the discovery is suspicious and the case has been turned over to the Nanaimo RCMP's serious crime section.
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