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Global News
2 days ago
- General
- Global News
Surrey home destroyed by fire, family displaced
A two-alarm fire ripped through a home in Surrey on Monday night. Firefighters were called to 66A Avenue near 180th Street just before 9 p.m. The home was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived and the fast-moving fire sent neighbours scurrying. All residents inside the burning home and tenants in the basement made it out safely. Security camera footage from neighbour George Mah shows there was a bang at first and then, shortly after, flames started shooting out of the garage and the family ran for safety. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'That's what first got the homeowner's attention,' Mah said. 'She heard the noise, went to look, and then as soon as she checked in the garage, yeah, she saw the flames and the smoke.' Story continues below advertisement The side panelling of Mah's home melted but no other neighbouring homes were damaged. 'It was an amazing call by the first-in captain on scene to send one of the second-in trucks around to the street behind and start attacking the fire from the backside and protecting the structures and cooling them,' Surrey Fire Service assistant Chief Greg Robbie said at the scene. Fire investigators remained on the scene on Tuesday, paying close attention to the BMW electric vehicle that was parked in the driveway. The vehicle was completely burnt out and the charging connector was still plugged into the car. 'Going to determine what the cause was and point of origin possibly,' Robbie said. 'We wouldn't speculate at this time because everything was on fire when we arrived.' Neighbours told Global News that the homeowners are staying with relatives nearby as they deal with the aftermath of this blaze.
CBC
2 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
Surrey home gutted by Monday night fire
A Surrey home was gutted by fire Monday night, displacing six people and sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky. The blaze began around 9 p.m. in the 18000 block of 66A Avenue in Cloverdale. Video shows the multi-storey, single-family home ablaze, with heavy damage to the facade and roof. A white vehicle in the driveway is also in flames. Greg McRobbie, assistant chief of operations with the Surrey Fire Service, said the fire was centred around the garage and main living area, and then spread upward toward the second floor. He said there were no injuries and all five residents of the main-level home were evacuated. One person in the basement was also accounted for before firefighters entered the building, he said. George Mah, who lives next door to the affected home, told CBC News his family heard a loud explosion Monday night. "My daughters were up in the bedroom just behind me here, and they heard like a pop, glass shatter. And they looked out the window and they saw the flames coming up the garage," he said. "It was a very intense fire." McRobbie said the neighbouring homes suffered some damage, but it was "mostly exterior" and those residents were allowed to return Monday night. Mah said the side of their home has some fire damage, but he considers himself fortunate. "I feel more for the family, like we're fortunate that the fire didn't jump." Surrey police told CBC News Tuesday morning that fire officials had advised them the fire's origin could have been an electric vehicle in the driveway, but that investigators were still working to determine the cause. McRobbie said "everything was on fire" when crews arrived and that he didn't want to speculate on what started the blaze.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Over two dozen firefighters battle house fire in Surrey Monday night
Almost 30 firefighters worked to battle a blaze that tore through a home in Surrey Monday night. According to a Surrey Fire Service statement, crews were called to a structure fire in the 18000 block of 66A Avenue just before 9 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find the home fully involved in a blaze that had begun in the garage and spread throughout the building, the statement said. The fire was subsequently upgraded to a two-alarm incident and it took 28 firefighters, seven fire trucks, two command vehicles and around three hours to quell the flames, with crews wrapping up just after midnight. Despite the intensity of the fire, crews were able to stamp it out before any major spreading to the other homes occurred. A few nearby homes suffered exterior damage, but the residents were able to return to their homes that same night, the Surrey Fire Service said. The cause of the fire is still to be determined.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Wildfire warning issued after blaze on common
Firefighters have warned of the risk of wildfires in warm and dry weather after a blaze in north Hampshire. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Eversley Common, near Basingstoke, at around 16:00 BST on Saturday. Crews used beaters and hose reels to tackle the fire, which covered about five hectares of woodland and gorse. It took more than five hours, two fire engines, multiple 4×4 vehicles, water carriers and support from forces in Surrey and Berkshire to extinguish the blaze. The cause of the fire was unknown but crews from Hampshire were due to return to the site on Sunday to check for hotspots, said the fire service. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Surrey police seek witnesses to Mother's Day arson in Cedar Hills neighbourhood
The Surrey Police Service is looking for witnesses to an arson that happened on Mother's Day in the Cedar Hills neighbourhood. Police say at about 2:30 a.m. on May 11, three suspects parked a vehicle near 123rd Street and 97th Avenue. They then attended an address in the area of 122nd Street and 97th Avenue. Police say the suspects were seen holding 'jerry cans' and used an accelerant to set fire to a house before fleeing the area in a dark grey SUV, possibly a Dodge Durango with dark wheels and a sunroof. Surrey Fire Service attended the residence and extinguished the fire. None of the residents of the house were injured in the fire, police said. Anyone with information about this fire, video footage, or the identity of the suspects is asked to contact the SPS non-emergency line at 604-599-0502 or call Crime Stoppers. ticrawford@ Vancouver fire investigation determines East Hastings blaze may have been 'intentionally set' Vancouver police investigating East Hastings Street fire that damaged 3 businesses as suspicious Surrey police release arson suspect after fire department rules strip-mall fire not suspicious
