No one injured in structure fire in the 600 block of Hwy 3A
By Trail Champion
At 11:28 p.m. on Feb. 22, Nelson Fire and Rescue Services responded to a report of a structure fire on the 600 block of Hwy 3a, according to Nelson Fire Chief Jeff Hebert. He said all on duty members responded immediately, with six additional members responding from home.
“Upon arrival of the first crew, smoke was observed coming from exterior windows,” Hebert said. “The officer met with site personnel and learned the fire was in room #7 and all tenants had been evacuated. With this information, the first arriving crew’s primary objective was controlling fire growth from the exterior until additional members could arrive.”
He said that upon making entry for an interior attack and primary search, the team found the fire room and quickly knocked the fire down.
The crews then continued with their primary search to confirm that all tenants had evacuated. After all rooms were searched and opened up, the crews used fans to clear the remaining smoke from the premises.
The fire was contained to the room of origin and damage to the rest of the facility was limited to some isolated smoke and water damage.
In all, eight firefighters responded to the incident with two fire apparatus, one command vehicle and one utility vehicle. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
