Officials: Columbia apartment fire likely intentionally set; 20 displaced

At this hour our 3rd Shift crews have brought a fire under control that tore through an abandoned apartment building on the 1700 block of Washington Street early Saturday morning. Firefighters arrived on scene shortly before 1 a.m. to find fire quickly moving through the building. 7 Truck & Tower 9 got their aerials up and quickly began fire suppression efforts. No one was injured during the operation but all ten units of the building were left damaged by the fire. Our fire marshals office is in

1 hurt in Columbia apartment fire

British Columbia has been grateful to host 215 South African firefighters over the past two weeks. This morning, as they prepared to depart for days of rest, they gifted local crews and staff members with a moving ceremony of song and dance to uplift spirits. This team from Working on Fire have been deployed to support efforts on the Bush Creek East wildfire, in the Shuswap region, and the McDougall Creek wildfire, adjacent to West Kelowna. Following days of rest, they will head north to support

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