Burnaby fire near refinery part of controlled burn
Posted August 27, 2021 5:35 am.
Last Updated August 27, 2021 5:38 am.
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.
A lot of sirens heard near the Parkland refinery in Burnaby.
Flame on Parkland refinery lightingthe night sky.
What’s going on?
Please let us know @NEWS1130 .
— Aaron Keogh (@aaronmskeogh) August 27, 2021
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.
Burnaby fire says this is a controlled burn at a refinery, but there is no risk to the public. Many 911 calls are coming in, but crews are aware of the situation and have it under control. https://t.co/ikDT8JGU2g
— CityNews Vancouver (@CityNewsVAN) August 27, 2021
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.
https://twitter.com/TedBuddy8/status/1431135205700427777
No injuries have been reported as a result of the fire.
