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Smithers Recycling Depot ablaze

Firefighters from Smithers, Telkwa and Houston on scene, video to follow
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The Smithers recycling depot was on fire May 9. (Thom Barker photo)

A fire broke out at the Smithers recycling depot shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.

“I did just get off the phone with [Chief Stecko] and he confirmed that it’s a large complex fire, it’s spread from the yard into the building and [our] fire department has all of its resources on the fire right now,” said Smithers mayor Taylor Bachrach.

Telkwa and Houston also sent firefighters and equipment to the scene.

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No injuries have been reported.

“Whenever something like this happens we’re always concerned for people’s safety and I did hear from the Smithers RCMP that everybody got out of the building,” Bachrach said. “We’re always concerned about human life and safety and it’s a day when we’re really thankful that we have the volunteer fire department and the resources that we do.

“This is a big fire and it sounds like they’re going to be there for a while.”

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The Smithers recycling depot was on fire May 9. (Thom Barker photo)
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The Smithers recycling depot was on fire May 9. (Thom Barker photo)
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The Smithers recycling depot was on fire May 9. (Thom Barker photo)
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The Smithers recycling depot was on fire May 9. (Thom Barker photo)
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The Smithers recycling depot was on fire May 9. (Thom Barker photo)
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The Smithers recycling depot was on fire May 9. (Thom Barker photo)


Thom Barker

About the Author: Thom Barker

After graduating with a geology degree from Carleton University and taking a detour through the high tech business, Thom started his journalism career as a fact-checker for a magazine in Ottawa in 2002.
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