Fire knocked down at Chilliwack’s Visscher Lumber on Lickman Road

The Chilliwack Progress
June 19, 2024
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada West

CHILLIWACK, BC — Fire crews were called out to a lumber mill in Chilliwack at around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. Calls came in to the Chilliwack Fire Department reporting smoke and a metal silo on fire at Visscher Lumber on Lickman Road north of South Sumas Road. When firefighters arrived on scene they reported that the building was fully engulfed in flames and there were exposures nearby. One witness reported hearing multiple explosions prior to seeing smoke. First responders were able to knock down the fire just before to 5 p.m., but smoke could still be seen in the area after 6 p.m. as crews continued to douse flames and hot spots.

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