Port Coquitlam resident, firefighter, hospitalized after blaze engulfs residential home
A Port Coquitlam resident and a firefighter were taken to hospital following a structure fire affecting two homes Monday afternoon.
Four Port Coquitlam Fire Rescue Service crews responded to reports of a fully engulfed residential home on the 2300 block of Rindall Avenue at approximately 2:30 p.m., said Port Coquitlam fire chief Blake Clarkson.
Clarkson said by the time firefighters arrived on scene the fire had spread to the roof of a neighbouring house, resulting in “significant damage” to both buildings.
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“The crews did a good job of keeping it to the two structures,” he said.
The home where the fire originated was occupied during the fire, and one resident had to be taken to hospital for smoke inhalation, according to Clarkson.
A Port Coquitlam firefighter also had to be taken to Eagle Ridge Hospital after being injured by falling debris, Clarkson added, though he noted the injury was minor.
The fire was extinguished at approximately 4:30 p.m., but firefighters remained on scene looking for potential flare-ups.
The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental in nature, Clarkson said. Fire investigators will be examining the wreckage to confirm statements initially provided to firefighters after they arrived on scene.
Two fire crews from Coquitlam Fire Rescue assisted the Port Coquitlam crews’ response.
The blaze was the second significant structure fire in Port Coquitlam in the last two weeks; another fire on July 9 spread to two homes, resulting in two people being hospitalized from smoke inhalation.
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