Richmond firefighters battled a building fire that sent plumes of smoke into north Richmond skies on Sunday evening.
The fire began from a motor home behind the property at 8651 Beckwith Rd., near River Rock Casino, and extended to a single-storey commercial building, according to Clay Adams, spokesperson for the City of Richmond.
While Richmond Fire-Rescue was putting out the fire, the roof of the building collapsed and three firetrucks were used to knock the blaze out from above.
"Due to a number of vehicles inside the location, it was deemed unsafe to enter so (Richmond Fire-Rescue) worked on a defensive fire attack to contain the blaze," said Adams.
Smoke and fire were first spotted coming from the motor home, on the property lot, around 7:30 p.m. according to passersby.
A video posted on Reddit showed a clear view of the fire as Canada Line SkyTrain riders passed by the scene on the tracks.
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Firefighters with at least four trucks were on the scene fighting the fire as the smoke continued to billow into the sky until late in the evening.
Paramedics and Richmond RCMP were also on scene.
Adams told the Richmond News cleanup operations are expected to continue on Monday and fire investigations will "undertake their usual review of the possible cause."
The Richmond News has reached out to Richmond Fire-Rescue, RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services for more information.
