Image: Julie Hiscock, used with permission / A home in the 9200 block of Carleton Street is pictured following a recent fire on Sunday, June 25. Investigators with the Chilliwack Fire Department continue to investigate what may have caused the fire that broke out around 12:30 a.m. early Sunday morning.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Carleton Street fire

Chilliwack Fire Dept. continues to investigate cause of Carleton Street fire

Jun 27, 2023 | 5:19 PM

**UPDATE at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday: Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener says the fire originated in a shed in the backyard of the property and spread to the carport of the house. The investigation is ongoing, Cpl. Kiener said.**

At 12:37 am Chilliwack RCMP responded to a structure fire on Carlton Street.  No injuries were sustained, it was determined to have originated in a shed in the backyard and spread to the carport of the house. Any grow op, if there is one, has nothing to do with the fire. The investigations is ongoing.

CHILLIWACK — Fire officials with the Chilliwack Fire Department continue to investigate what may have caused Sunday morning’s two-alarm blaze in the 9200 block of Carleton Street.

Approximately 25 firefighters from Halls 1, 2, 4 and 6 were dispatched to a residential structure fire on Carleton Street at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, June 25. Firefighters discovered a single-family home heavily involved in fire, with flames spreading to nearby vehicles and up into the roof area of an adjacent residential duplex.

Fire crews secured a water supply and aggressively attacked the fast-moving fire with multiple hose streams. Crews were challenged by a large volume of fire, live electrical lines on the ground and nearby structures and vehicles. One half of the duplex only received light smoke damage, while the other half suffered heavy smoke and water damage, along with fire damage to the roof and attic areas. The single-family home sustained heavy fire, water and smoke damage.

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Assistant fire chief Chris Wilson of the Chilliwack Fire Department said he could not comment on the ongoing investigation.

“This fire is currently under investigation and as such, I cannot provide any comment,” Wilson wrote in an email.

While the cause of the fire is under investigation, there is no grow op associated with the fire.

Electricians have been working to reinstate power at a residence next door to where the fire occurred.

A Service Master van along with restoration specialists were working in the 9200 block of Carleton Street Tuesday morning.