Chilliwack firefighters called to overnight fire at vacant McGuire Road home

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Fire Chief Andrew Brown says 32 firefighters from five different halls were paged early Thursday morning for a fire at a vacant home in the 47000 block of McGuire Road.

In a news release sent at 6:20 a.m. Thursday, Chief Brown says responding firefighters observed heavy smoke and flames venting from multiple areas of the structure. The building was vacant at the time of the fire.

Initial arriving crews quickly initiated a defensive fire attack while securing a water supply to bring the fire under control. Firefighters effectively extinguished the fire, containing fire and smoke damage to the building of origin. The building suffered significant fire and smoke damage.

A Chilliwack RCMP SUV cruiser blocked access from westbound McGuire Road, at the intersection with Prest Road, Thursday morning.

FortisBC was asked to attend as well by firefighters; they arrived at approximately 6:30 a.m.

Air Support 4 unit told dispatch at 6:41 a.m. they were cleared from the scene. Tender 1 notified dispatch at 6:45 a.m. they were clear as well. Ladder 4 was cleared by command at 6:49 a.m.

This fire is under investigation by the Chilliwack Fire Department and RCMP.