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Hope fire crews attend 2 separate encampment fires in 1 morning
Crews knocked down burning tents, tarps and refuse at two encampments, and two patients were treated for smoke inhalation and burns, officials said.
- The Hope Fire Department extinguished two separate fires at homeless encampments on Thursday, Sept 24, responding to multiple blazes throughout the morning at distinct locations.
- Firefighters first responded to a blaze at a small encampment along Water Avenue, a thin strip of land between the Highway and the Fraser River, before attending a separate fire near Exit 173.
- At the second location, 10 firefighters on three apparatus discovered a fully involved temporary structure with a 1020 metre area of burning refuse; bystanders attempted to slow the spread before crews contained it.
- Two patients required treatment for smoke inhalation and one sustained additional burn injuries; BCEHS and RCMP personnel were on scene while the cause remains under investigation.
- These emergency responses bring Hope Fire's total call volume to over 700 incidents so far this year, reflecting sustained demand as investigations continue.
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