A Surrey lumber mill has been damaged by fire. Crews were called to "Fraserview Cedar Products" on 144th Street near Hyland Road around 1am and found a warehouse engulfed in flames. It took several hours to bring the fire under control, cause of which is not known. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Fire damages garage full of plastic mould materials
January 7, 2013 by
A detached garage is damaged after a fire Sunday afternoon. Crews in Surrey arrived at 120th street near 99th avenue shortly after 1p-m to find flames and heavy smoke. Battalion Chief Gerd Peters says crews discovered about ten 45-gallon containers of product inside the garage that's used to make plastic moulds for concrete stamping. "No containers … [Read more...]
Storm damages Seawall
December 17, 2012 by
A portion of the Stanley Park Seawall was damaged in today's wind storm. Residents are being asked to stay away from the Jericho pier and Seawall from second beach all the way to Lions Gate Bridge. There was also some flooding in West Vancouver. Flooding was minimal in South Delta and the emergency operations centre has now been … [Read more...]
Fire damages Coquitlam townhouse complex
December 1, 2012 by
People who live in four units of a Coquitlam townhouse complex are spending the night out of their homes after a fire Saturday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Jim Ogloff says the unit where the fire started is heavily damaged, and three other adjacent units have some minor smoke and fire damage. "Two people were taken to a nearby hospital, but they're … [Read more...]
Large fire damages New Westminster apartment building
November 17, 2012 by
A large fire at a New Westminster apartment building this evening is now out. It happened at a five-storey apartment building at 8th and McBride Avenue. Fire Chief Tim Armstrong says crews were called out around 6 pm. "Initial crews found a suite with flames showing on the outside of the building, they quickly knocked down the fire in the suite … [Read more...]
Fire in Maple Ridge claims 4 new homes, damages others
September 26, 2012 by
Four brand new homes have been destroyed in Maple Ridge after a fire in a construction site. Maple Ridge Fire chief Howard Exner says there is no word yet on the cause. But says the fire spread so quickly as the houses were under construction. "Well it was a very aggressive fire there was bascially four houses that were … [Read more...]
Fire damages Abbotsford lumber mill
May 19, 2012 by
A fire at an Abbotsford lumber mill had smoke visible to much of the Fraser Valley this morning. Eyewitness Kevin MacDonald says the fire started around 4:00 a.m. "When crews arrived, the building and yard was fully engulfed. Crews did what was called a surround and drown, but they didn't really get close. Multiple explosions were going … [Read more...]
Second suspicious fire damages Langley elementary school
April 28, 2012 by
For the second time since March, an arsonist has hit Noel Booth Elementary in Langley. Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Ferguson says the fire was set about 2 a.m. in a portable – the same portable damaged on March 4. "I haven't heard the total extent of the damage, but I imagine it would be somewhere in the neighbourhood of $ 150,000 to $ … [Read more...]
Fire damages portable classroom
March 4, 2012 by
A portable classroom at Langley's Noel Booth Elementary has been damaged by fire. The blaze broke out around 3:00 a.m. at the school on 35 Avenue near 200 Street. A security guard was apparently the first to call 911. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it's being treated as "suspicious." The main school building is not … [Read more...]
