FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Prince George, B.C. – Prince George Fire Rescue crews responded to two separate structure fires over the weekend.
At approximately midnight on November 7, crews from three halls responded to a reported fire at a multi-unit residential building in the 100 block of Ontario Street.
The first crews to arrive found smoke in a second-floor unit and quickly extinguished the fire. One resident was removed from the building, treated for burns and transported to hospital.
Damage was confined to one second-floor unit and is estimated at $50,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
In a separate incident at 8:20 p.m. on November 8, Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 7000 block of Hart Highway. Twelve crew members from three halls arrived to find the building filled with smoke and burning inside.
Crews quickly extinguished the fire, but the interior of the building sustained significant damage.
The building was unoccupied, and no members of the public or fire crews were injured.
Damage to the structure is estimated at $50,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Media contact:
Claire Thwaites, Communications Manager
Mobile: 778-349-1386
Email: media@princegeorge.ca