Numerous photos and videos posted on social media shortly after 9 a.m. show flames larger consuming a building on the site.
A fire at the Somass mill site in Port Alberni on Sunday that gutted a four-storey building is being treated as suspicious.
A decision was made to focus efforts on preventing the fire from spreading to other buildings and nearby heavy equipment until the fire was “burned through” and it was possible to get water inside the building, Cross said.The fire was put out around noon, and crews remained on site to deal with hot spots and removal of some of the collapsed material, he said.
No one was injured in the fire, Cross said, adding that its unclear how it started but the department is treating it as suspicious.The Somass compound is surrounded by fencing, but the fire department has seen signs of unauthorized people on the site as well as compromised fencing, Cross said.Cross said there have been no breakthroughs in the case.
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