FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 24, 2022

Manufactured Home Fire

At 3:38pm today, 40 firefighters from Chilliwack firehalls 1, 3, 4, and 6 responded to a reported structure fire in the 44000 block of Monte Vista Drive in Sardis. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy black smoke coming from a residential manufactured home. Firefighters entered the building and quickly extinguished the fire.

Prior to fire crews arriving, neighbours observed smoke coming from the home, broke 2 front windows and managed to pull the male homeowner out the front window to a safe location.  The homeowner was transported to CGH by BCEHS paramedics with smoke inhalation.

The manufactured home has heavy fire, smoke and water damage. There were no firefighter injuries.

The fire originated on the kitchen’s stove top and cause is related to an unattended pot of oil igniting after the homeowner fell asleep.

There were no working smoke alarms in this home.

We remind all residents to be very vigilant when cooking, especially when using cooking oils on the stove top, and to ensure they have working smoke alarms.

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