Waterloo Regional Police now believe foul play was involved in the disappearance of a Kitchener resident.

Eli Wood, 25, has been missing since a suspected arson left their Kitchener home fully engulfed in flames.

On Oct. 19, at approximately 6 a.m., emergency services responded to a house fire on Major Street, where Wood’s unit, located at the rear of the residence, was on fire.

The blaze was extinguished, but it caused significant damage to the property and the incident is being investigated as an arson.

“Investigators have not been able to locate the resident of the rear unit, Eli Wood, 25, and believe foul play is suspected in Eli’s disappearance,” police said in a news release.

Wood is described as approximately four feet and 10 inches tall, weighing between 85 and 95 pounds, with

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