Two people hurt in Surrey after huge house fire with two-storey flames (VIDEO)
Firefighters descended on Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood Thursday night to battle a massive house fire that engulfed a home in flames.
There were four people inside the home at the time of the fire according to the Surrey Fire Service, and they all managed to escape the blaze before first responders arrived.
However, two of them were sent to the hospital. The latest on their conditions has not been released.
Witness Harpinder Sandhu shared video of the blaze to Twitter, and the flames appear as tall as the neighbouring home.
Firefighters can be seen aiming a hose at the fire, which appears to have completely taken over the structure. Neighbours stand on the street watching.
Sandhu said there was a “massive” explosion at the house, and several more as it continued to burn. He added the house is on Iona Place, a small street near LA Matheson Secondary.
“I hope all the occupants are okay,” he said on Twitter.
Walking up from the end of the block. Neighbors felt like a car crashed into their homes, the impact was so immense. I hope all the occupants are okay. pic.twitter.com/jKg1HrLiVZ
— Harpinder Sandhu (@H__Sandhu) October 28, 2022
“Firefighters arrived to a fully involved house fire, they upgraded it to a second alarm. The structure was already collapsed,” Surrey Fire Service Asst. Chief Shelley Morris said.
“Crews protected the structures beside the engulfed home as well as extinguished the fire from the outside,” she added.
No firefighters were hurt.
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Residents on neighbouring streets also said they heard explosions, while others shared footage of what the flames and smoke looked like from further away.
Felt the explosion aftershock heard multiple smaller explosions and saw the sky light up like a fireball – multiple blocks away
— Leah.Marie.BC (@LeahMarieBC) October 28, 2022
from moffat park side pic.twitter.com/Q6zYaMngwZ
— Lovepreet kaur💞 (@Preet91Love) October 28, 2022
This was the scene from 94A Avenue. Praying for everyone’s safety. pic.twitter.com/ZSzRsDE2oe
— Eena Khera (@EenaKhera) October 28, 2022