Fraserway RV Abbotsford - Massive fire, 100's of RVs

[BobsYourUncle]

As if the BC Fraser Valley doesn't have enough to contend with due to the massive flooding disaster, I just saw a news report that there is a huge fire burning at an RV facility in Abbotsford.

Watching the fire video, this appears to be Fraserway RV, which is just off the Hwy 1 in the badly flooded Sumas area.

Hundreds of new RVs stored there and many of them have been totally consumed by fire.

The roads are so badly flooded that fire trucks cannot reach the area.
Wow, this is brutal...:(:(

Massive RV FIre

[J_herb]

Here is a You tube of what is left of the fire
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Flooding in Vancouver Canada
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[blofgren]

Ultimately the vast majority of them burnt: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/flames-erupt-in-abbotsford-rv-sales-centre-among-hundreds-of-vehicles-tightly-parked-under-hydro-lines

I know that the high voltage power lines were de-energized while the fire was burning and then restored after the fire was extinguished.

The last 4 days have been a disaster here in BC.

[BobsYourUncle]

bgum wrote:
That is sure to reduce inventory before the winter slowdown. I sure hope electricity isn't affected by the fire. Those towers are awful close.

There is a concern there that the lines could be compromised. And I read one article that said if the smoke is thick enough the extremely high voltage could actually ground itself via the smoke. Fire crews have to be very careful.
Scary stuff.
I keep looking for updates, but find none. They have had all day now, I wonder what the outcome was.

[Veebyes]

Once fiberglass gets burning there is little to stop it.

[BB_TX]

Sign says Fraserway RV.

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

Like match sticks in a book. One goes and they all go one by one.

[rhagfo]

Very Sad!

[joerg68]

From the aerial view, the fire looks to be at Four Seasons RV Rentals at 37117 North Parallel Road

[bgum]

That is sure to reduce inventory before the winter slowdown. I sure hope electricity isn't affected by the fire. Those towers are awful close.

[TurnThePage]

Wow! Sad.. 😞

[BobsYourUncle]

Couple pics I grabbed off the news: