Metchosin’s fire chief says there were no injuries in an early morning house fire near Taylor Beach.
Stephanie Dunlop, Metchosin’s fire chief, tells CHEK News the department received the call at 6:51 and were on scene by 6:56.
She says it was a single structure fire and the cause is still under investigation.
Tony Austin walks his dog on Taylor Beach every morning and says when he first saw the big cloud of black smoke, he thought a car was on fire in the parking lot so he ran back to check.
“We noticed that actually it was one of the houses that a little bit further along the beach that fronts onto the beach, and it was on fire,” Austin told CHEK News on the phone.
“A lot of black smoke coming out from the side of the house and the deck and the part of the side of the house was on fire.”
When he got to the house, Austin said other bystanders told him they had gone up to the house to try and yell and get the attention of anyone inside, but no one answered. Austin says he also went and tried yelling to get the attention of anyone inside but also did not get a response, so he and the other bystanders were hoping no one was home at the time of the fire.
Dunlop confirmed there was no one home at the time of the fire.
Metchosin’s fire chief says firefighters were on scene five minutes after receiving the call. (Stephanie Dunlop/handout image)
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