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Williams Lake Fire Department Respond To Early Morning Structure Fire

A burning complaint was quickly upgraded to a structure fire early this morning (December 18) in the downtown core of the Lake City.

Williams Lake Fire Chief Evan Dean said they were called out at approximately 4 o’clock and upon arrival it turned out to be a couple of rooms were on fire in the unoccupied vacant building behind the Hamilton Inn.

“The fire was thankfully contained to the area of origin and we don’t have any reported injuries. The Williams Lake Fire Department responded with two command vehicles, three large apparatus, 20 firefighters, and were on scene for for about two hours.”

Evans said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Pat Matthews
Pat Matthews
Pat started working in the Cariboo in 1989 after spending several years in radio in Terrace. He worked in the creative department until 2017 when he switched over to news covering Williams Lake and the South Cariboo as well as being the afternoon host on Country 840 in 100 Mile House.

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