Hope fire crews tackle a semi fire on Sunday, March 15. (Image Credit: Hope Fire Department)

By Alyssa Conti

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Semi-truck lights on fire on Coquihalla Highway Sunday

Mar 15, 2026 | 9:50 AM

HOPE — No one was injured after a fire on the Coquihalla Highway early Sunday morning (Mar. 15).

At around 4 a.m., crews responded to a semi-truck and cargo trailer on Highway 5 northbound, near the Othello exit.

The fire had spread into nearby brush by the time two trucks and six firefighters from the Hope Fire Department arrived at the scene.

Hope firefighters at the scene. (Image Credit: Hope Fire Department)

RCMP and BCEHS also attended the incident.

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All occupants were unharmed, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.