Surrey, BC - 3 alarm condo development fire

On October 1 2008 around 4PM, firefighters were dispatched to 107A Ave @ 138th St for an apt building on fire at the Quattro condo development site. First arriving units reported a 4 story building under construction fully involved and a 2nd alarm was requested followed shortly thereafter by the 3rd alarm. 40+ firefighters manning 11 rigs battled the blaze for several hours. At the fires peak, there was a serious concern of the site crane collapsing, but it still stands.

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[rodtorre7]

HOW COME IT HAPPEN?

[yamahonkawazuki]

THAT was a BIG fire. that buildign in front of the crane, ( the one they kept hitting with water on its roof, did it ever catch fire or was this a preventative measure?

[thedogduncan]

i was there and watched this. i talked to a former co-worker that was working at that construction site that day; he said there was a fire set there 3 days earlier. very suspicious....

[vcmovie1]

nice video, but to bad for the owners.

[NerdyCanadian]

i used to live under 2 km from there, the power went out for "no reason" so I went outside and saw the smoke plume. My neighbour had driven a few blocks away from the fire and could feel the heat inside her car!

A few days later, I went to check out the area near where the fire had been, the siding of houses had melted. Several ruined cars etc. Seriously crazy fire.

[hstclass43]

I've seen a building that caught fire in the early horers of the day i saw it

[Bloodthirst1011]

hahahaha. I was right there, and the cranes cab popped, sending glass everywhere. was pretty bad.

[froggy46]

I work there woot.

[Fougeddaboudit16]

i guess thats what a fire chief calls.... fire showing....heavy fire condition all hands working...

[lowrider5140]

that was a crazy fire.. i was listenign to all the radio transmissions with my scanner