Smoke could be seen billowing high into the Richmond skyline on Tuesday morning as a blaze raged at a BC Hydro substation.
Fire-rescue crews were on the scene at around 6:50 a.m. after the fire broke out at the station near River Drive, at the very north end of No. 4 Road.
Richmond RCMP were warning the public to stay away from the fire, indicating that the quality of air in the vicinity may be affected.
It’s understood that all power at the station had been shut off, although it was unclear whether crews were able to tackle the fire due to its nature.
Coincidentally, BC Hydro’s website reported an outage in the same 9100 block of River Drive yesterday morning. No word yet from BC Hydro as to whether there’s a connection to today’s fire.
At 7 a.m., flames from the fire could be seen as far away as the Arthur Lang and Oak Street bridges.
As of 8 a.m., traffic had been stopped on River Drive, but no power outages have been reported on the BC Hydro website.
More to follow.
