Image: Ashton Chudley, used with permission / Chilliwack Fire Department crews were dispatched Saturday morning for a fire that gutted a trailer at a home on Elgin Drive in Fairfield Island.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Chilliwack Fire Department

UPDATE: 2 transported to hospital after fire engulfs trailer in Fairfield Island

Mar 30, 2024 | 9:37 AM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Department crews were dispatched Saturday morning (Mar. 30) just before 9 a.m. for a fire that gutted a trailer at a home on Elgin Drive in Fairfield Island.

According to witnesses in the area, and a video posted on social media, black smoke billowed from a trailer at a home on Elgin Drive near Glasgow Street. Multiple engines from the Chilliwack Fire Department were dispatched.

Chilliwack RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services also attended.

Image: Ashton Chudley, used with permission /

Photos shared with Fraser Valley Today by Ashton Chudley show fire crews extinguishing a trailer fire.

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Assistant Fire Chief Chris Wilson of the Chilliwack Fire Department says 12 firefighters from Halls 1 and 4 were dispatched for the report of a trailer fire. Crews quickly utilized hose lines and were able to knock down the fire and prevent it from spreading to nearby homes.

Two occupants of the trailer were able to escape the fire but were transported to hospital for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. There were no firefighter injuries associated with the trailer fire. The fire is under investigation by Chilliwack fire personnel.