Firefighters used a thermal-imaging camera to confirm that there was no longer any fire in the walls. (Chelsea Novak/Castlegar News)

Firefighters used a thermal-imaging camera to confirm that there was no longer any fire in the walls. (Chelsea Novak/Castlegar News)

Castlegar firefighters respond to fire in wall

The Castlegar Fire Department responded to structure fire on 10th Avenue in Castlegar.

The Castlegar Fire Department responded to structure fire on 10th Avenue in Castlegar on Monday after receiving call from a resident who said they had a fire in the wall.

But by the time the firefighters had arrived the homeowner had “knocked the flames down,” according to deputy fire chief Nick Ahlefeld.

Firefighters used a thermal-imaging camera to confirm that there was no longer any fire in the walls.

Castlegar News