Two homes were destroyed, and five more damaged after an early morning fire in Gold River on Saturday.
B次元官网网址淭wo mobile homes are completely demolished, one more will probably be demolished, by the looks of it,B次元官网网址� said Gold River mayor Brad Unger. B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 about four other ones with a lot of heat and smoke damage.B次元官网网址�
Gold River fire crews responded to a call for a structure fire at around 2:30 on Saturday morning. When they arrived on scene, local residents were already knocking on doors and using garden hoses to keep the flames at bay. After starting their initial attack, a call for support went out to the Campbell River fire department.
B次元官网网址淲e were very fortunate. I was looking at the site this morning and talking to some of the people involved. We were lucky there was no wind,B次元官网网址� Unger said. B次元官网网址淭here is about ten or twelve homes in the little cul-de-sac there, and it easily could have been all of them. It was very fortunate that our crew here knocked it down as much as they could right away. With the support of Campbell River they had it out within a couple of hours.B次元官网网址�
There were no injuries to humans, but one dog was unable to escape the fire. Emergency Support Services (ESS) was on scene quickly and helped relocate people to a local hotel. However, Unger said that housing in the community is hard to come by and those affected could have difficulty finding something permanent.
B次元官网网址淭his is going to affect (housing) big time. Of course with the two demolished right awayB次元官网网址� one of the fellas happens to have a house in Campbell River, but he works out here. At least he may have something,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭he other couple on the other side, theyB次元官网网址檙e kind of fairly new to town. The other one that is probably going to be demolished belongs to an elderly couple in their early 80s. Luckily their son and daughter-in-law live here, so theyB次元官网网址檒l probably bunk in their basement for a while.
B次元官网网址淚 was talking to the elderly coupleB次元官网网址� imagine starting over again at 82 years old.B次元官网网址�
The cause of the fire is not determined as of Saturday afternoon.
The incident affected the entire community, which has a population of 1,246 people. Unger said that ashes were found across town on Saturday.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a small community. You drive around and look around and thereB次元官网网址檚 a sombre mood today,B次元官网网址� he said.
However, small communities do come together in times of crisis.
B次元官网网址淭here were neighbours knocking on peoples doors to make sure they got out,B次元官网网址� Unger said. B次元官网网址淪ome people also grabbed their garden hoses and tried to help out that way.B次元官网网址�
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