Crews extinguish cabin fire on Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain

The aftermath of a cabin fire on Burke Mountain is pictured. (Courtesy: Coquitlam Fire Rescue)

Firefighters asked the public to stay away from the trails on Burke Mountain in Coquitlam as they dealt with a cabin on fire Wednesday – which has now been extinguished.

Coquitlam Fire Rescue was sent to the area around 3:30 p.m. after reports of heavy, dark smoke visible on the mountain. The fire was in a forested area difficult to access from the ground.

B.C. Wildfire Service deployed a helicopter, which was able to see the fire originated from a cabin on the mountain, and began dropping buckets of water on the blaze.

Ground crews eventually reached the site and by the evening, the fire was extinguished. Firefighters remained on site overnight and into Thursday to monitor the situation and mop up hot spots in the debris pile.

Fire Chief Scott Young asked the public to avoid Edwards Street north of Victoria Drive Thursday to keep access open for emergency crews.