A massive fire that appears to have started on an empty loading bay and private dock on River Drive burned a trestle bridge on the Fraser River on Thursday night.
The fire near the River Rock Casino started around 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 20.
It then spread to the historic bridge, known as the Marpole CP Rail Bridge.
The thick black smoke could be seen for kilometres and caused the closure of the Oak Street Bridge as visibility was near zero.
The bridge has since re-opened.
Earlier Friday, Metro Vancouver issued an air quality advisory.
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