Prince George Firefighters remain on scene after a structure fire broke out in the 300 block of Killoren Crescent.
Crews responded to the fire at around 5:40 this morning (Thursday), with the primary focus of evacuating the building.
Deputy Chief of Operations Bryan Burleigh said a part of the building helped prevent further spread.
“There were fire walls involved in this construction, which would’ve been code back in the day. The fire wall did its job.”
“As a result of that, I’ll say this building’s got five segments to it, and two of them were a complete loss. The fire wall stopped it, so we saved three segments of the building.”
Burleigh added the remaining portion does have water damage, with smoke being minimal, and an assessment is still needed to be done.
Through the evacuation, he said there were occupants transported to hospital, and to his understanding, they have been released with minor injuries, and no reported injuries to firefighters.
As of 1:00pm, he said two apparatuses are still on scene, and will remain on scene for hours to come.
Manager of Emergency Programs, Tanya Spooner said they’ve opened up their reception centre, with trailers behind the Kin 2 arena.
She said at this point, they know of 60 people that are safe and supported in the event.
Spooner said they will be supporting those affected for an initial 72 hour period, which is contained in legislation.
“We will be in regular contact with the fire department and the different utility agencies that are making a determination on when people can go back in.”
“If we need to extend it, we will reach out to the Province and request that extension. In most cases, if they’re able to do that and there’s justifiable reason to do it, we’re able to do that.”
The fire remains under investigation, and the damage estimate is still unknown.
The previous story can be found here.
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