A fire broke out at a welding business on Annacis Island on Monday. (Bradley Breedveld/Twitter)

A fire broke out at a welding business on Annacis Island on Monday. (Bradley Breedveld/Twitter)

Structure fire on Annacis Island

Smoke visible from Alex Fraser Bridge

  • Aug. 7, 2017 7:00 p.m.

An Annacis Island warehouse caught fire late Monday afternoon. Police and fire crews are on scene.

The fire occured at a welding business on Derwent Way on Annacis Island. The road is closed between Annance Court and Audley Boulevard.

Delta police got a call to assist the Delta fire department at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Reports of smoke started appearing on Twitter around the same time.

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According to Delta police public affairs coordinator Sharlene Brooks, no one was working at the time the fire broke out. Several neighbouring businesses were cleared as a precaution.

No injuries are reported, and the cause of the fire is still unknown.

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