A patient has been airlifted to hospital in Victoria following a motorhome fire in Nanaimo.
Nanaimo Fire Rescue, B.C. Ambulance and RCMP rushed to the scene shortly after 8 a.m. Friday, July 12, in the 600 block of Pine Street. Firefighters arrived to find the motorhome and a hydro pole next to it on fire.
B次元官网网址淲e showed up on scene and it was fully involved,B次元官网网址 said Nanaimo Fire Rescue Capt. Jody Lucas. B次元官网网址淥ur crews quickly got on the flames. We put some water on it right away. Another crew came in shortly behind us and became a medical crew because there was an occupant that was in the motorhome who was pulled out by bystanders.B次元官网网址
Lucas said the man who was living in the vehicle, thought to be a senior, suffered significant burns and possibly a compromised airway and was flown by air ambulance to Victoria General Hospital.
B次元官网网址淭here was a dog walker walking by this morning ... She pulled him out through a window, apparently, and as soon as he escaped through the window our crews were on scene and took it from there.B次元官网网址
A B.C. Hydro pole was heavily fire-damaged and power lines had fallen on the ground when firefighters arrived. Power was cut to the pole, but B.C. Hydro had not reported any power outages for the area as of Friday morning. Lucas said the motorhome was drawing its electrical power from a nearby residence.
Investigators with Nanaimo Fire RescueB次元官网网址檚 fire and loss prevention division are combing through the remains of the motorhome to try to determine what sparked the blaze.
B次元官网网址淚t doesnB次元官网网址檛 seem to be any criminal intent at this time, so weB次元官网网址檒l just have to see what the investigation comes up with,B次元官网网址 Lucas said.