Durham Regional Police are asking for the public’s assistance after a series of fires were set at a shopping mall in Ajax last week.

Police said two dumpsters were set ablaze at the rear of a mall located on Harwood Road South sometime before 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Flames damaged two stores in the mall, one of which – Pulse Clothing — suffered $80,000 worth of damage.

Ajax firefighters responded to another fire at the mall one day earlier. Police found that fire began after cardboard boxes had been set on fire underneath a natural gas meter.

That fire was not serious, but Durham Regional Police said it “had the potential for a dangerous explosion.”

Anyone with information about these fires is asked to call Det. Caplan, ext. 2517 or Det. Const. Zaphiropoulos, ext. 2565 at 1-888-579-1520.