A man is under arrest after police alleged he
threw two Molotov cocktail devices into a
Mimico bar that gutted it after he was refused
service.
The August 2 blaze left Colin’s Dugout, at Royal
York Road and Newcastle Street, all black and
scorched from intense fire and smoke damage and
luckily no one was injured. The residences on the
above floor also suffered heavy smoke damage.
“A man threw a liquor bottle containing a
flammable liquid into the building,” police said in
a release. “The man was then observed lighting a
second liquor bottle on fire and throwing it into the
building.”

Fire fighters said the main floor of the
restaurant/bar was fully engulfed when they
arrived close to 5 p.m. and it took more than 40
minutes to bring the blaze under control.
Police officers in white hazmat suits could be seen
after the fire scouring the inside of the bar in
search for clues.
The main floor was totally gutted while the rest of the
two-storey building suffered smoke damage. No injuries
were reported, police said.
There are reports that the suspect was a bar regular who
became involved with staff in a dispute before the blaze
occurred.
Kazimierz Babina, 65, of Toronto, was arrested and
charged with possess incendiary material for arson,
assault with a weapon, arsondisregard for human life,
mischief endangering life and uttering threats,
He attended court on August 3 at the Toronto
Regional Bail Centre.
Anyone with information is asked to
contact police at 416-808- 2200 or Crime Stoppers
anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).