Overnight Surrey house fire spreads to neighbouring homes, police investigating cause

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 May, 2025 10:38 AM

Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating an early morning house fire in the city's Bridgeview neighbourhood.

They say officers responded to a report of a structure fire around 1:35 a.m. in the area of 127 Street and 113A Avenue.

Police say firefighters extinguished the blaze, but remained on scene around 8:15 a.m.

They say the fire is believed to have started in a vacant building and spread to neighbouring homes.

Police say no one was injured.

They say officials are still working to determine the cause of the blaze.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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