Burnaby fire near refinery part of controlled burn
Posted August 27, 2021 5:35 am.
Last Updated August 27, 2021 5:38 am.
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BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – A fire in Burnaby stirred up some chatter Thursday night, but the fire department confirms it was part of a controlled burn near the Parkland Refinery.
Reports first started coming into CityNews and NEWS 1130 around 11 p.m. of large flames lighting up the night sky and smoke coming from the area north of Capitol Hill, west of Burnaby Heights.
Some people told us the sky was “glowing orange and red,” almost flashing.
In a statement to us, Burnaby Fire says the flames were in fact part of a control burn at the refinery, adding it “got a bit out of hand.”
People took to social media with images and video of the fire.
Some shared photos of the flames and glow from across the water, in North Vancouver.
“I called 9 1 1 and spoke to NV City Fire Dept (sic) and the glow is coming from Burnaby and the oil refinery. Amazing we can see it,” one person wrote.
No injuries have been reported as a result of the fire.
