Vacant house fire downtown Chilliwack – Chilliwack Progress


Vacant house fire downtown Chilliwack – Chilliwack Progress



Firefighters responded to a fully involved vacant house fire on Robson Street on Saturday, July 18, 2020. See more photos at the end of the story. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)

UPDATE w/ PHOTOS: Vacant house fire downtown Chilliwack

Firefighters on the scene after 4:30 p.m. on Robson Street


Chilliwack Fire Department crews were dispatched to a vacant house fire on Robson Street Saturday afternoon after 4:30 p.m.

Firefighters arrived on scene to find the house fully engulfed in flames.

Heavy smoke and flames were seen billowing from the property from behind cedar hedges as firefighters worked to tackle the blaze.

Large crowds gathered in the downtown neighbourhood to watch.

The house is located between Wellington and Victoria avenues. One neighbour said squatters have been living in the vacant house for a while.

See www.theprogress.com for updates as they become available.


 

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A man tries to protect his home from a neighbouring fire as firefighters tackle a blaze in a vacant house on Robson Street on Saturday, July 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)

Firefighters responded to a fully involved vacant house fire on Robson Street on Saturday, July 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)

Firefighters responded to a fully involved vacant house fire on Robson Street on Saturday, July 18, 2020. (Chelsea Brubaker)
















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