Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Eight firefighters from Hall 4 on South Sumas Road responded to a small fire on the first floor patio of a four-storey apartment building on Stevenson Road Wednesday, July 19. Crews quickly overhauled the area and utilized a thermal imaging camera to ensure the fire was completely extinguished and did not extend beyond the area of origin. Crews also assisted in ventilating a small amount of smoke from the apartment unit. The fire had the potential to spread up the vinyl siding on the exterior of the building. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Apartment fire on Stevenson Road

Chilliwack Fire Dept. ensures Stevenson Road apartment fire doesn’t spread

Jul 20, 2023 | 10:57 AM

CHILLIWACK — Eight firefighters from Hall 4 on South Sumas Road were dispatched Wednesday afternoon (July 19) to the report of a fire on the first floor patio of a four-storey apartment.

In a news release from assistant fire chief Chris Wilson, fire crews responded to the scene and discovered a small fire on a first-floor patio of a four-storey apartment building that had been extinguished by the occupants of the apartment unit.

Crews quickly overhauled the area and utilized a thermal imaging camera to ensure the fire was completely extinguished and did not extend beyond the area of origin. Crews also assisted in ventilating a small amount of smoke from the apartment unit.

“This fire had the potential to spread rapidly up the vinyl siding on the exterior of the building,” Wilson said. “The quick thinking and actions of the occupants of the apartment unit prevented a fire that could have created significant damage to the building.”

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported at this fire, and the fire is under investigation by Chilliwack Fire Department officials.

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