A fire at a coal stacker at Westshore Terminals in Delta, B.C., caused temporary shutdowns at both Westshore Terminals and the nearby GCT Deltaport facility. The Delta fire department extinguished the blaze, with no injuries reported.
A machinery fire this morning at a Delta , B.C., terminal facility has been put out and no injuries were reported. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says a coal stacker caught fire at a facility operated by Westshore Terminals , temporarily shutting operations at the terminal and a neighbouring facility operated by GCT Delta port. The statement says the Delta fire department responded “immediately,” and the blaze has now been put out but fire officials are still on scene to monitor the site.
Video footage posted online Saturday shows thick black smoke billowing upwards from a conveyor engulfed in flames at the facility. Photos posted on social media also show the smoke on the horizon visible from the Tsawwassen ferry terminal
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