Fire at Haven In The Hollow Saturday, June 27, 2026. (Image Credit: Lorenzo Girotto, with permission)
Saturday Fire

No injuries after fire breaks out at Mission shelter Saturday afternoon

Jun 27, 2026 | 3:27 PM

Update 7:15 p.m.: Mission Fire Rescue says the building received “significant damage”.

Mission Community Services Society has also confirmed that no injuries were reported as a result of the fire, and that all shelter guests have been relocated to temporary placements through the City of Mission and community partners.

(Image Credit: Mission Fire)

Residents and staff are staying at a reception centre in the Mission Leisure Centre gym until BC Housing and MCSS secure an emergency housing plan.

A return date has yet to be determined.

The cause remains under investigation, but Mission Fire Rescue has determined that the fire began on the second floor. Interviews and other investigative work are set to continue on Monday, June 29.

Original story below:

MISSION — Mission residents are asked to avoid the area of Lougheed Highway and Park Street after a fire broke out at a shelter Saturday afternoon (June 27).

Fire crews attended the scene at the Haven in the Hollow homeless shelter at 32646 Logan Avenue, near Brownie’s Chicken, at around 2:30 p.m.

Images from the scene show a large plume of smoke rising from the shelter’s roof structure.

(Video Credit: Jesse Kryger, with permission)