A dog died and buildings were destroyed as firefighters from numerous rural departments fought a blaze on a property near Nanaimo today.
Fire crews from Cranberry, Extension, North Oyster and North Cedar were among those called to the scene in the 1300 block of Spruston Road in Cassidy, at approximately 9:20 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, according to Ron Guelette, Cranberry Volunteer Fire Department chief.
The cause is not yet known, but a house, motorhome and outbuilding are “total writeoffs” and trees on the property were also damaged, said Guelette. None of the residents sustained injuries, although a dog was lost, he said.
“We just hit it as hard as we could from the exterior because of the exposures, the forest,” said Guelette. “We had four tenders running and two engines pumping on it.”
As of 2:15 p.m., Guelette said the fire was under control, with crews putting out hot spots and an estimator on scene.
B.C. Hydro crews were also on scene and the area was listed on B.C. Hydro’s outage list earlier, with 16 customers affected.
#Fire on Spruston Road, near #Nanaimo. pic.twitter.com/POKFxl8fvB
— Karl Yu (@KarlYuBulletin) September 17, 2022
reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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