Fire crews respond to late-night blaze at Burnaby General Hospital

Fire crews responded to a blaze at the Burnaby General Hospital over the weekend.

According to Kristy James, CEO of the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, the fire began on Sunday night around the building’s office area.

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James tweeted that by the time she had arrived at the scene, the fire had been put out and all patients were safe.

“I was overwhelmed with the number of firefighters and trucks when I arrived,” she says. “And to hear the patients were safe and the fire was out was a huge relief.”

Can’t thank @IAFF323 Burnaby Firefighters enough tonight! The fire @ Burnaby Hospital was in the building where our offices are. I was overwhelmed with the # of firefighters & trucks when I arrived! And to hear all the patients were safe & the fire out was a huge relief! 1/2

— Kristy James (@kristygilljames) November 16, 2020

We are always so appreciative at @BbyHospitalFdn to be able to partner with the firefighters to support the hospital-but to see them in action tonight was awe inspiring-they are true heroes in our community and I couldn’t be more grateful! 🙏🏻💕 #grateful #FirstResponders 2/2

— Kristy James (@kristygilljames) November 16, 2020

The Burnaby Hospital is a 286-bed facility that offers medical, surgical, obstetric, tertiary palliative care, psychiatry, and 24/7 emergency services. The hospital sees 70,000 visits annually.

It’s unclear at this time how much damage was caused to the hospital.

Daily Hive has reached out to the Burnaby Fire Department for further comment.