Large, smoky fire extinguished in Metro Vancouver, air quality bulletin to be lifted

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Large, smoky fire extinguished in Metro Vancouver, air quality bulletin to be lifted
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RICHMOND, B.C. — The Metro Vancouver Regional District says a fire at a trestle bridge in Richmond, B.C., has been extinguished after sending up huge plumes of smoke that prompted an air quality bulletin for the region.

The district says in an update on the social media platform X that air quality has now improved and it will issue an update to end the bulletin.

Richmond Fire-Rescue said earlier Friday that crews had put out the warehouse portion of the industrial fire that broke out near River Rock Casino.

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