BC Hydro substation fire in Richmond triggers air warning
'Stay away from area. Air quality may be affected,' says tweet from Richmond RCMP
RCMP are warning the public to stay away from large fire at a BC Hydro substation in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday morning.
The substation is located near River Drive and Number Four Road.
"Stay away from area. Air quality may be affected," said a tweet from the Richmond RCMP.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrafficAlert?src=hash">#TrafficAlert</a> No. 4 Rd and River Rd. Crews battling large industrial fire. Stay away from area. Air quality may be affected. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RichmondBC?src=hash">#RichmondBC</a>
—@RichmondRCMPAt 8 a.m., flames from the fire could be seen burning on the south side of the Fraser River between the Arthur Lang and Oak Street bridges.
Traffic has been stopped on River Drive, but no power outages in the area have been reported on the BC Hydro website.
Google Maps: River Road and Number Four, Richmond
Still large flames visible from the blaze. Still unclear where fire's origin is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbc?src=hash">#cbc</a> <a href="https://t.co/eBWoVerSVX">pic.twitter.com/eBWoVerSVX</a>
—@FarrahMerali<a href="https://twitter.com/NEWS1130">@NEWS1130</a> your able to see the fire from the Arthur Lang bridge <a href="https://t.co/t72CVcdM56">pic.twitter.com/t72CVcdM56</a>
—@JaneyWilson16Bchydro station in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/richmond?src=hash">#richmond</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fire?src=hash">#fire</a> <a href="https://t.co/WjHstizQ7t">pic.twitter.com/WjHstizQ7t</a>
—@FalkoInc