There were traffic delays in the Bridgeport area and the Oak Street Bridge was closed in both directions on Thursday evening.
The fire that sent plumes of black smoke into Richmond's sky on Thursday was finally put out early Friday morning.
Last night, crews were able to extinguish the warehouse portion of the fire but were unable to reach the trestle bridge and requested the help of a fire boat for the area over the Fraser River."We still have a presence on scene as we identify and extinguish hot spots before starting the fire investigation," said Wyenberg.
Stefen Kloppenburg, owner of Full Circle Furniture, was working in the parking lot of his business before he spotted the smoke in the sky."While I was standing there and on the phone with fire rescue, a transformer exploded and shot like blue sparks and stuff all around," said Kloppenburg.He told the Richmond News that he was frustrated to see people gathering and "spectating and filming" on the narrow road despite the "already raging fire.
As a result of the heavy clouds of smoke from the fire, the Oak Street Bridge was closed until early morning. Meanwhile, E-Comm is asking the public to not call 9-1-1 with questions about the large fire in Richmond.
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