Campbell River fire crews battled a structure fire on Sunday morning which sent one person to hospital.

According to Campbell River FireB次元官网网址檚 Twitter, crews were on scene at the 3700 block of South Island Highway for a structure that was completely engulfed in flames.

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Doherty said that two people had been living in the home, and both were confirmed to be out of the building by the time fire crews arrived. However, one person was transported to hospital for injuries.

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Crews were on scene until around 6 a.m., with one truck and a few firefighters sticking around afterwards to check for hotspots and to wrap up the scene.

B次元官网网址淣ot sure if the smoke alarms went off or not. We were unable to determine that when we were there,B次元官网网址� Doherty said. B次元官网网址淚 believe the folks werenB次元官网网址檛 home at the time the fire started, but arrived home and found smoke inside the strucutre, and they could see fire up around the roof area.B次元官网网址�

The cause is under investigation.

Fire crews also responded to a vehicle fire on Galerno Road on Saturday night. The vehicle was fully involved by the time the crew arrived, but nobody was injured in the incident.

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B次元官网网址 courtesy Campbell River Fire Department.

This story has been updated.

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