NANAIMO — A motorhome was gutted by mid-day fire in the parking lot of Nanaimo’s Woodgrove Centre.
Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded to the parking lot northwest corner outside of Save-on-Foods on Monday, April 20, shortly before 12:30 p.m. where flames were shooting from a Class C motorhome.
NFR Cpt. Daryl Robson said the fire was fully involved by the time they arrived with a pair of fire engines, noting the owner safely located on scene
“When we got here, the flames were through the roof already, so we pulled a pre-connect, knocked it down pretty quick, went in and searched it and extinguished the fire.”
An RV fire at Woodgrove Centre on Monday, April 20.
No injuries were reported.
The the owner of the badly damaged motorhome spoke with firefighters and assessed the damage.
The department’s Fire Loss Prevention Division will be tasked with determining the cause.
Fire burned a hole right through the side and roof of the motorhome. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
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