An overnight fire has destroyed businesses at a Surrey, B.C., strip mall.
Acting assistant chief Kevin Copeland with the Surrey Fire Service told Global News that crews were called at 10:47 p.m. on Wednesday to the 10600 block of 135A Street.
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Copeland said they were met with heavy smoke and flames from the rear corner of the strip.
The fire was also fuelled by a damaged gas line, which was eventually turned off.
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In total, 24 firefighters were called in to fight the blaze.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are unknown but it appears that a restaurant, a tea shop and a counselling service are all heavily damaged.
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