Chilliwack - Silage Fire

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 04, 2022

At approximately 11:45am on Sunday October 3, 2022 Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire located in the 11000 block of Jesperson Rd.

On arrival fire crews encountered heavy flames and smoke venting from a silage bunker. The initial arriving officer called for a second alarm, 35 firefighters responded from Halls 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. Occupants were home at the time of the fire and had begun fire suppression efforts with a pre-installed fire hose.

Firefighters established a water supply and began an exterior fire attack to confine the fire. The fire was confined to the silage bunkers, and firefighters worked late into the night overhauling the bunkers to ensure there would be no rekindle.

There were no firefighter, civilian or livestock injuries.

The cause of the fire appears to be accidental.

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