Firefighters with Port Alberni Fire Department respond to a structure fire in the 3600-block of Fifth Avenue on Saturday, July 11, 2020. A house was heavily damaged in the fire. (KYLE CROFTS/ Special to the News)

Firefighters with Port Alberni Fire Department respond to a structure fire in the 3600-block of Fifth Avenue on Saturday, July 11, 2020. A house was heavily damaged in the fire. (KYLE CROFTS/ Special to the News)

Fire damages home on Fifth Avenue in Port Alberni

Fire crews spend late morning hours knocking down blaze

  • Jul. 11, 2020 12:00 a.m.

Police, fire and ambulance crews responded to reports of a structure fire in the 3600-block of Fifth Avenue in Port Alberni on Saturday morning, July 11, 2020.

Flames could be seen shooting as high as nearby trees, said Joan Tivey, who lives nearby with a roommate.

Emergency vehicles showed up shortly before 11:30 a.m., according to another witness.

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