Image: Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / PML / Twenty firefighters from several fire halls in Chilliwack were dispatched to this duplex on Garden Drive Friday afternoon (Feb. 24) and and discovered smoke coming from the eaves of the structure. The female occupant escaped once she discovered the fire. Fire, smoke and water damage was limited to the kitchen area of the upstairs suite.
Structure fire in Chilliwack
Chilliwack Fire Dept. responds to kitchen fire at Garden Dr. duplex
Feb 25, 2023 | 1:27 PM
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CHILLIWACK — Twenty firefighters from Chilliwack Fire Halls No. 1, 2, 4 and 6 were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 9000 block of Garden Drive on Friday afternoon (Feb. 24).
According to a news release from Fire Chief Ian Josephson, firefighters discovered smoke emanating from the eaves of a residential duplex on Garden Drive, which is east of Young Road and south of First Avenue, north of the highway in Chilliwack.
Firefighters entered the building and quickly extinguished a kitchen-related fire. Fortunately, the lone occupant had safely evacuated once she discovered the fire, Josephson said.
Fire, smoke and water damage was limited to the kitchen area of the upstairs suite. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries.
