The district has been unable to supply an estimate of damage caused by the fire.
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Smithers, BC, Canada – Arson fire at sawmill controlled by sprinkler system
Kelowna, BC, Canada – Sprinklers help knock down flames in early morning townhouse fire
Campbell River, BC, Canada – Firefighters connect to sprinkler system to help control fire at recycling center
Merritt, BC, Canada – Sprinklers help contain sawmill fire; Operations resume same day
Merritt, BC, Canada – Suspicious fire at elementary school extinguished by sprinkler system
No injuries were reported in this incident.
Burnaby, BC, Canada – Sprinkler system helps minimize fire damage at Serta mattress factory
Port Moody, BC – Sprinkler system contains fire at sawmill; No injuries
No one was injured following an explosion and fire at a Port Moody sawmill early Tuesday morning.
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause.
The explosion did blow a “significant hole” in the sawmill wall, according to the PMFD.
Workers were on break at the time so there was no one in the area.