Vacant, for sale home in Mission ‘fully engulfed’ by fire: RCMP

This undated stock photo shows a fire line set up at a scene. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Mounties in Mission are investigating after a vacant, for sale home was destroyed by fire over the weekend.

Firefighters and police were called to the property on Best Avenue near Cedar Street around 6 a.m. Sunday, the Mission RCMP said in a statement online Tuesday.

“Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames—an effort which lasted well into daylight hours and required the use of an excavator to assist in safely reaching various areas of the structure,” the detachment’s statement said.

“Because no one was living in the house at the time, and there was no clear reason as to how the fire started, the cause is still unknown and under investigation.”

Police are working with an investigator from the fire department to determine what caused the blaze, while appealing to the public for assistance.

Anyone who saw “persons or vehicles” on the property, and anyone with CCTV video from the area around the time of the fire is urged to call the Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161 and quote file 26-748.