Image: Gail Paul / Mission crews tackled a large house fire on Best Avenue Sunday morning, January 18.

By Alyssa Conti

LARGE HOUSE FIRE

Mission home goes up in flames Sunday morning

Jan 18, 2026 | 10:12 AM

MISSION — Fire crews have been busy after a large house fire in Mission this morning.

Stations two and three with the Mission Fire Rescue Service were paged out to the incident at the corner of Best Avenue and Cedar Street shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sunday, January 18.

The fire had reportedly been mostly extinguished as of 7:45 a.m. Crews remain on scene, continuing to put out the fire for more than three hours after the overhaul.

Eastside Best Avenue is still closed to traffic at the time of writing.

Neighbours reported that all occupants were out of the house, but smoke billowed across the neighbourhood as the home was fully engulfed in flames.

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Source: Gail Paul, with permission

The five-bedroom gated home, located in the 32800 block of Best Avenue, had been listed for sale as recently as January 13. All “For Sale” signs have also been taken down.

The attached two-bedroom pool house also suffered a fire roughly five years ago, with property listings saying it requires a “gut job” or a”new build” as a result.