A fire at a lumber yard inside Quesnel city limits is being managed by West Fraser Mills and was expected to be completely extinguished on Monday, Aug. 25, the city’s fire chief said.
The 500-square-foot fire at BC Eco Chips on Pinecrest Road was first spotted around 4 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, leading to a response from six fire departments in the Cariboo Regional District, BC Wildfire Service and personnel from West Fraser Mills.
Reached by phone on Aug. 25, Quesnel Fire Chief Ron Richert said that the fire departments and wildfire service withdrew from the scene around 8 p.m., leaving West Fraser Mills in charge of managing the scene.
At that point, the chief said, there were still “significant flames” but it was fully contained.
“They (West Fraser) did hire a company from Kamloops, a fire protection company that came up and set up sprinkler protection on all the remaining log piles in that area,” Richert said.
He confirmed that there were no structured damaged or people hurt by the fire.
As of the morning of Aug. 25, BC Wildfire Service’s website listed the fire as under control, which it defined as “a wildfire that is not projected to spread beyond the current perimeter.”
