Vehicle destroyed by fire in Quesnel

The Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department was called out to a vehicle fire on Wednesday (March 11) evening.
Fire Chief Ron Richert says the call came in at around 5:30 p.m.
“The Quesnel Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire near the top of Dragon Lake Hill.  Upon arrival our duty officer had a fully involved vehicle.  It started in the engine compartment and migrated through the entire vehicle.”
Richert says there were no injuries but the SUV sustained extensive damage.
He says they quickly extinguished the fire and they were on scene for about 25 minutes in total.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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