Kerrisdale house fire challenging Vancouver crews
Posted August 12, 2021 11:06 pm.
Last Updated August 12, 2021 11:08 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A house fire in Kerrisdale is proving challenging for Vancouver firefighters Thursday night.
Crews were called to a second-alarm fire in the area of Vine Street near West 49 Avenue around 9:30.
.@VanFireRescue tell us the smoke, emergency vehicles in Kerrisdale is due to a house fire on Vine near West 49th Ave. Buses are being detoured. The home is occupied, but no injuries have been reported. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/dKQ0rcbmQM
— CityNews Vancouver (@CityNewsVAN) August 13, 2021
Assistant Chief Brian Bertuzzi says the people who live in the single-family detached home were not hurt.
“It’s an occupied home, we’ve completed a search. Nobody’s here. There’s no injuries or anything like that at this time,” he says, adding there’s no threat to neighbouring homes.
“It’s contained to one house and we’re just chasing the fire right now, it’s up in the attic space. It’s a stubborn fire in an older house. We’re just chasing spot fires, there’s lots of smoke. We’re making headway.”
