FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16th, 2023

On May 16th at approximately 3:30am, the Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire in the 8500 block of Young Rd. Approximately 30 Firefighters from Halls 1, 2, 4 and 6 responded to the scene and discovered a fire at the rear of a single-storey, multi-tenant commercial building that was rapidly extending into the building’s roof structure. Firefighters quickly established a water supply and commenced a defensive firefighting operation utilizing large volume water streams.

Crews were significantly challenged by the natural gas service for the building, which was freely burning with flames impinging on the building. Despite this challenge, fire crews did an exceptional job in controlling the fire with the aid of multiple hose streams and firewalls within the building.

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported at the scene.

This fire is currently under investigation by Chilliwack Fire Officials and the RCMP.

Filed under: businesses, Chilliwack, Chilliwack Fire Department, commercial, Investigate, investigation, rcmp