A fire that broke out shortly after 12 p.m. Sunday caused an explosion that left one manB次元官网网址檚 home torched at the tent city in SaanichB次元官网网址檚 Regina Park.
Residents of Camp Namegans B次元官网网址� home to roughly 100 people since April 19 B次元官网网址� were able to quickly extinguish the blaze before it spread to any nearby structures, said camp manager Chrissy Brett.
Charles Leslie Walkus, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow, said he had just walked away from the tent heB次元官网网址檚 been living in for roughly two months, and was chatting with Brett when he turned to see smoke in the direction heB次元官网网址檇 come from and yelled B次元官网网址淔ire!B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淲e rushed around and grabbed fire extinguishers and water to try and put it out as soon as possible,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭hat probably took at least five or more minutes to get it out, but we did it all before the fire department got here.B次元官网网址�
This is Charles, the resident of who lost his tent in a fire early this afternoon at the Regina Park tent city in The cause of the blaze is still unknown.
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The camp has fire extinguishers thanks to donations from a homeless outreach group, friends, and a local fire protection company as well as one resident who has their own.
B次元官网网址淚t took four fire extinguishers, and a water pump fire extinguisher and a few bottles of water to be able to put it out before the fire department was able to respond,B次元官网网址� she said.
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The fire torched WalkusB次元官网网址� tent in which he had some clothing and other belongings including a jerrycan and butane torch he believes led to an explosion, the result of a poorly discarded cigarette he thinks may have caused the blaze.
B次元官网网址淸Charles] immediately evacuated the tents closest to him when we ran down there,B次元官网网址� said Brett. Minor damage was done to a neighbouring tentB次元官网网址檚 tarp but no one was injured.
Brett said the camp has reached out to Saanich Fire Department asking to reload their fire extinguishers but was told thatB次元官网网址檚 something that Saanich Fire Department B次元官网网址渄oes not do.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淚 think it shows the 115 people that Saanich Fire Department characterized as unconscious and incapable of being taught any fire suppression kind of training that people have just common sense and life knowledge to be able to address a fire like this,B次元官网网址� Brett said.
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Brock Henson, assistant deputy chief of the Saanich Fire Department, said crews responded to a report of a structure fire at Regina Park at 12:05 p.m.
B次元官网网址淲hen they arrived they found a smoldering tent that had completely burnt and they continued to extinguish that,B次元官网网址� Henson said.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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