A large fire has broken out in Richmond near No.4 Road.
Richmond RCMP are calling it an industrial fire, while media reports say it’s a substation fire. No. 4 Road and River Road are closed in the area of the fire.
#TrafficAlert No. 4 Rd and River Rd. Crews battling large industrial fire. Stay away from area. Air quality may be affected. #RichmondBC
— Richmond RCMP (@RichmondRCMP) December 15, 2015
Huge fire burning near No. 4 Road in #Richmond. LIVE on @BT_Vancouver & @AMacOnAir on the scene. pic.twitter.com/sRKLUqn6TQ — Kyle Donaldson (@donaldsonkyle) December 15, 2015
BC Hydro substation on fire in Richmond https://t.co/5OpEwFBalE pic.twitter.com/I78DhV8LBv
— CBC British Columbia (@cbcnewsbc) December 15, 2015
According to BC Hydro’s website, there are no reports of any power outages in Richmond, but people nearby are worried it might happen.
@NEWS1130Traffic Looks pretty bad! pic.twitter.com/6htuuqTHSH — bigJT1977 (@bigJT1977) December 15, 2015
@NEWS1130Traffic I keep wondering if we’ll lose power. So far so good. pic.twitter.com/MXbJ9ZhSKW
— bigJT1977 (@bigJT1977) December 15, 2015
So far there have been no reports of injuries.
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