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At least five businesses damaged in New Westminster strip mall fire

Click to play video: 'Witnesses say they heard loud explosion before New West strip mall fire'
Witnesses say they heard loud explosion before New West strip mall fire
At least five businesses are damaged after flames tore through a strip mall in New Westminster overnight. As Sarah MacDonald reports, witnesses say they heard a loud explosion before the fire erupted – Jan 29, 2021

Several businesses have been damaged in a fire at a strip mall in New Westminster Friday morning.

Fire crews were called to the mall at 10th Avenue and 12th Street after reports of an explosion around 1 a.m.

At least five businesses have suffered damage, New West Fire Rescue said, including a barbershop, spa, appliance store and a laundromat.

It appears no one was injured in the blaze but the cause remains under investigation.

“We have no idea how the fire started,” Deputy Chief Curtis Bremner told Global News. “But the fire started in one of the units in the strip mall.

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“The fire is in the ceiling space but it’s just really hard work to get to the scene of the fire.”

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Fire damages stores in New Westminster Friday morning. Credit: Shane MacKichan.
Fire damages stores in New Westminster Friday morning. Credit: Shane MacKichan.
Fire damages stores in New Westminster Friday morning. Credit: Shane MacKichan.
Fire damages stores in New Westminster Friday morning. Credit: Shane MacKichan.
Fire damages stores in New Westminster Friday morning. Credit: Shane MacKichan.

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