Date: April 24, 2022
Location: Sechelt, British Columbia (CA)
Address: 4367 Aqua Road, V7Z 0A8
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Lumber Processing (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: Suncoast Lumber & Milling
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Suncoast Lumber & Milling is a lumber processing company in Sechelt, British Columbia. It was founded during the early 1980s and produces wood planks, cedar chips, sawdust and bark mulch.
Incident Description:
On April 26, 2022, the Coast Reporter reported a fire at a lumber processing company in Sechelt, British Columbia.
At around 10:25 a.m. on April 24, 23 firefighters and four apparatuses responded to a passerby’s call. The building was surrounded by heavy black smoke, and there was fire visible outside of the structure.
To crews went into the building and had the fire under control within 20 minutes. Another half hour was spent overhauling the fire site inside the mill.
The firefighters determined that the fire involved sawdust, rubber matting, and a conveyor belt, but the cause is still under investigation.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Coast Reporter
