UPDATE: 11:00 am
Black smoke turned to smoldering white smoke, as the 10 Mile and Barlow Creek Fire Departments extinguished a fire just north of the turnoff to Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park.
Around six vehicles, including a bus, and a structure on Dahl Road were in flames in the morning of Monday, Sept. 27. A mobile home on the property did not appear to be damaged by flames.
Both Barlow Creek and Ten Mile Lake tanker trucks were making constant trips to ensure a 4,000 gallon mobile tank was always filled with water.
The Quesnel RCMP also arrived on the scene.
It is not known what caused the fire.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Black smoke could be seen billowing near Highway 97 north of Quesnel early Monday morning, Sept. 27.
A fire reportedly broke out at a property on Dahl Road in the Ten Mile Lake area.
Quesnel Observer reporter Cassidy Dankochik is on scene and reported seeing flames erupting at the property at approximately 9:45 a.m.
The Ten Mile Volunteer Fire Department and Barlow Creek Volunteer Fire Department are scene as well as the RCMP.
More to come.
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Quesnel RCMP members survey the scene of the fire. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
A firefighter works to put water on flames. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
