Quesnel fire fighters respond to fully involved structure fire

   The Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department responded to a shed fire over the weekend.
   Fire Chief Ron Richert says the call came in at 3:10 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
   “We were called to Hazel Road down in behind Super Save Gas for a structure outbuilding call.  Upon arrival we had about a 20 by 20 outside building, a shed structure, that was fully involved.”
   Richert says the shed was destroyed but they did manage to prevent the fire from spreading.
   “It was far enough away from the house, but it was in close proximity to an older model 5th wheel trailer that did have some minor damage.”
   Richert says they were on scene for about an hour.
   He says  and the cause of the fire is still under investigation, although it is not suspicious in nature.
   They responded with two trucks and 7 fire fighters.

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