Barn fire sends heavy smoke through Cloverdale

By Ashley Burr and Dean Recksiedler

Posted November 22, 2019 6:53 am.

Last Updated November 22, 2019 7:16 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

CLOVERDALE (NEWS 1130) – Flames lit up the sky in Cloverdale early Friday morning.

Surrey fire were called to a barn in the area of 176 Street and 68A Avenue around 4:00 a.m.

When they arrived, crews found the barn fully engulfed in flames. The blaze sent heavy smoke throughout the area, and forced the closure of a section of 176 Street for a few hours.

There’s no word on whether anyone’s been hurt, or what may have caused the fire. Firefighters say it took about two hours to get the fire under control.

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