Video and photos by Curtis Kreklau/Special to the Langley Advance
Billows of black smoke could be seen over the skies of Brookswood Monday morning.
Township of Langley firefighters were called to a house fire in the 19700-block of 32nd Avenue at about 10 a.m.
Crews arrived to find a single-storey, abandoned home fully engulfed in flames.
Large nearby cedar trees were also ablaze.
Part of the roof eventually collapsed into the house, which was destroyed.
Deputy fire chief Bruce Ferguson said the home was evidently abandoned and empty, though not boarded up. The yard around the home was strewn with appliances, furniture, and garbage.
“It didn’t appear that there was anybody living there, at least permanently,” Ferguson said.
The fire is considered suspicious in origin.
Firefighters had to run long lengths of hose from the nearest hydrant, which was reportedly some distance away.
RCMP closed off 32nd Avenue between 196th and 200th Streets for several hours during the morning, and interviewed witnesses to the blaze.
– Curtis Kreklau is with South Fraser News Service
