CENTRAL SAANICH FIRE DESTROYS TRAILER
Feb 7, 2010
FIRE BROKE OUT IN A BUS AT A CENTRAL SAANICH TRAILER PARK IN THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING.
ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE FIRE BROKE OUT AROUND 2 AM. WHEN CREWS ARRIVED THE BLAZE HAD SPREAD TO THE TREES FROM THE BUS. A TRAILER WAS ALSO IN FLAMES.
THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE TRAILER AND HIS DOG WERE ALREADY OUT OF THE STRUCTURE. SO FAR THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, BUT FAULTY WIRING IS SUSPECTED.
CENTRAL SAANICH FIRE CHEIF RON FRENCH SAYS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.
"WHEN YOU GET A FIRE THAT'S THIS INTENSE AND NOTHING LEFT, IT'S DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. WE HAVE SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE DOWN HERE WHO GOT SOME GOOD PICTURES WHEN THE FIRE FIRST STARTED, SO THAT WILL PINPOINT THE AREA OF ORIGIN OF THE FIRE SO THAT WE CAN START LOOKING FROM THERE."
THE HOMEOWNER WAS TREATED FOR BURNS ON ONE OF HIS HANDS.
- LIZ MCARTHUR WITH FILES FROM /A\ NEWS
