WorkSafe BC and Mission fire crews are investigating after a cedar shake mill went up in flames Saturday evening.
Fire Chief Dale Unrau says his crew was called in just after 5:30 p.m. to Harbour Ave.
“A fully involved cedar shake mill fire, we had to go defensive with our operations with the onset of the fire just due to the involvement.”
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He says the building did sustain substantial damage.
“There likely will be a few workers that will be out of work… for a few months possibly, while they get their operation up and running.”
Unrau says nobody was injured and no workers were on site when the fire sparked.
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