Maple Ridge firefighters walk through snow to put out fire on 228th Street. (Michael Hall – THE NEWS)

Maple Ridge firefighters walk through snow to put out fire on 228th Street. (Michael Hall – THE NEWS)

VIDEO: Fire in ‘abandoned’ duplex in downtown Maple Ridge

Smoke billowing from boarded-up building.

  • Jan. 15, 2020 12:00 a.m.

Maple Ridge firefighters responded to a call for a residential structure fire on 228th Street just before noon Wednesday.

Smoke was billowing from a boarded-up duplex just behind the MacDonald’s restaurant off Lougheed Highway.

Initial reports were that the duplex was abandoned.

Multiple fire trucks responded, while Ridge Meadows RCMP blocked off the road.

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As much as 30 centimetres of snow fell Maple Ridge overnight and many roads were still slushy at the time of the fire.

• More to follow.


 

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