Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / A semi truck, possibly a feed truck, caught fire Wednesday morning (Sept. 18) in Rosedale near Yale Road and Reeves Road. A nearby resident reported seeing smoke and hearing a couple explosions.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Semi truck fire

Semi truck catches fire in Rosedale Wednesday, explosions heard nearby

Sep 18, 2024 | 9:45 AM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Department crews were called to the area of Yale Road and Reeves Road in Rosedale Wednesday morning after a semi truck caught fire.

According to a dispatch recording provided to Fraser Valley Today by Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, Engines 1, 1-2 and 4 and Rescue 1 were paged at approximately 8:01 a.m. for the report of a semi truck on fire.

Responding crews told dispatch at approximately 8:11 a.m. the truck was fully engulfed. Minutes later, crews knocked down the fire by 8:14 a.m.

A nearby resident that briefly spoke with Fraser Valley Today at the scene of the fire said he saw smoke around 8:05 a.m. and heard a couple explosions.

Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Yale/Reeves Road, the site of Wednesday morning’s truck fire.

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Earlier in the morning, Chilliwack fire crews were called to the area of Yale Road and Prest Road Wednesday after a shed reportedly caught fire at around 6:30 a.m.