Chilliwack Fire Dept. responds to railroad track fire near Ritchie Brothers Sunday night

CHILLIWACK — Engine 6 (Greendale) from the Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched for the report of a small fire in an industrial area southeast of Ritchie Brothers in Chilliwack, resulting in a request to CN Rail that rail traffic be briefly suspended.

According to scanner traffic Sunday night, Engine 6 responded to the area at approximately 8:50 p.m. Sunday (August 6) with a crew of five firefighters for the report of a fire southeast of Ritchie Brothers on Industrial Way.

At one point, Chilliwack firefighters had to reportedly go about 500 metres along the railroad tracks to access the small fire. Before they did, however, Chilliwack Fire Department personnel asked emergency dispatch to contact CN and ask that train traffic through the area be stopped. Dispatch confirmed with Chilliwack firefighters that they had been in contact with CN and train traffic through the area was briefly stopped.

As of 9:21 p.m. Sunday night, Chilliwack Fire crews radioed dispatch to say the fire had been extinguished and crews would be clearing the scene by walking along the railroad track area.